Noun: scalability ,skey-lu'bi-lu-tee
- The quality of being scalable
"The software's scalability allowed it to handle increasing amounts of data as the company grew"
- (computing) the capacity of a computer system to handle increased demands on processing or storage without loss of performance
"They chose the database for its scalability under heavy loads"
Derived forms: scalabilities
Type of: measurability, quantifiability
Encyclopedia: Scalability