Scalable

/ˈskeɪ.lə.bəl/adjective

Able to be changed in size or scale

capable of handling growth without proportional increase in complexity or cost.

We need a scalable architecture that can handle ten million users.Engineering
The business model isn't scalable—costs grow linearly with each new customer.Startup

Origin: From Latin scala 'ladder, staircase' + -able 'capable of'

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