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title: "modifiability"
description: "The degree to which a component or system can be changed without introducing defects or degrading existing product quality."
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term_id: 208
language: English
language_code: gb
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# modifiability

The degree to which a component or system can be changed without introducing defects or degrading existing product quality.

## Synonyms

modifiability

## Present in syllabi


- Advanced Test Analyst 2019
- Advanced Technical Test Analyst 2019

## Translations


- [English](https://istqb-glossary.page/changeability/) — changeability
- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/modifizierbarkeit/) — Modifizierbarkeit
- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/anderbarkeit/) — Änderbarkeit
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/modificavel/) — modificável
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/modyfikowalnosc/) — modyfikowalność
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/podatnosc-na-zmiany/) — podatność na zmiany
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/modificabilidade/) — modificabilidade
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/modifikovatelnost/) — modifikovatelnost
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/endringsvennlighet/) — endringsvennlighet
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/modifiserbarhet/) — modifiserbarhet

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