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collapsible

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Editorial note

BTW, in your intro here you say the app is missing collapsible comments, but they are in the app and even in your screenshots on the store.

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Quick take

Any object that can be collapsed to save space.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of collapsible gathered in one view.

noun

Any object that can be collapsed to save space.

noun

A kind of boat that can be collapsed for greater portability.

adjective

Designed to be collapsed, especially so as to be more compact when not in use.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for collapsible.

Example sentences

1

BTW, in your intro here you say the app is missing collapsible comments, but they are in the app and even in your screenshots on the store.

2

Apparently it's to prevent arguments, but collapsible comments would hide away anything you don't want to follow further.

3

HN supporting collapsible threads doesn't mean automatically collapsing threads.

4

Also, collapsible threads doesn't have to mean pre-collapsed threads.

5

There's several extensions folks have written to add layers of functionality to HN -- collapsible comments being a major one.

6

I'd argue that the main point of collapsible (not pre-collapsed) threads is to support what you're saying.

7

Without collapsible comments, such things have a tendency to blow up a thread.

8

I'm particularly leery of collapsible threads, although my understanding is we're about to get them anyways.

9

Results are organized within the file hiercharchy and are collapsible.

10

Even as a text editor - it doesn't come with things like bookmarks, navigable hyperlinks, syntax highlighting, collapsible sections, etc without plugins.

11

It still misses some things (like collapsible comments) but I'm working on them.

12

Having collapsible comments is a big improvement.

Quote examples

1

Googled a couple "high dollar" copters most seemed to be in range of ~4kg range with large fixed carbon fiber blades as opposed to (in this particular case) a 3 pound object with collapsible polycarbonate blades.

2

Usually, I'd navigate to a folder and then have the content in list view (which was really useful, like windows' "detailed" view, only better) and then drill down to the subfolders via the collapsible tree.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use collapsible in a sentence?

BTW, in your intro here you say the app is missing collapsible comments, but they are in the app and even in your screenshots on the store.

What does collapsible mean?

Any object that can be collapsed to save space.

What part of speech is collapsible?

collapsible is commonly used as noun, adjective.