restoring from a database snapshot is a viable option in some cases, but it is not a complete copy of the database.
adjective /ˈvaɪəbəl/
1
a viable idea, plan, or method can work successfully.
capable of being done or used : ↑WORKABLE.
capable of succeeding.
that can be done; that will be successful. SYN feasible. [feasible = adjective,/'fizəbl/, a plan, idea, or method that is feasible is possible and is likely to work SYN possible]
able to work as intended or able to succeed.
able to be done, or worth doing.
Something that is viable is capable of doing what it is intended to do.
viable alternative/proposition/option etc
The committee came forward with one viable solution. [come forward = to say openly or publicly that you are the person who should get something or who can do something. to offer to give help or information.No one has yet come forward to claim the reward. Several people came forward to offer their assistance.]
economically/commercially/financially viable
Will a hotel here be financially viable?
a viable solution to the problem.
He could not suggest a viable alternative/option.
Is she a viable candidate?
a viable method.
a viable option/proposition.
There is no viable alternative.
to be commercially/politically/financially/economically viable.
If there was any delay then the rescue plan would cease to be viable. [cease = verb, /sis/, to stop doing something or stop happening]
In order to make the company viable, it will unfortunately be necessary to reduce staffing levels.
I am afraid your plan is not commercially/economically/financially/politically viable.
The present system is simply no longer viable.
commercially/economically/financially viable(=capable of producing a profit)
Hospitals plan to stop services that are not financially viable.
Cash alone will not make Eastern Europe's banks viable.
The goal has been to establish and sustain a nation of viable family farms. [sustain = verb, /sə'sten/, to make something continue to exist or happen for a period of time SYN maintain]
commercially viable products.
2
(technical)able to continue to live or to develop into a living thing OPP non-viable.
(TECHNICAL)capable of living or of developing into a living thing.
(biology) capable of developing and surviving independently.
(specialized) able to continue to exist as or develop into a living being.
(science) able to live and grow in an independent way.
Foetuses, seeds, or eggs are described as viable if they are capable of developing into living beings without outside help.[TECHNICAL]
viable seeds.
a viable human fetus. [fetus = noun, /'fitəs/, the usual American spelling of foetus] [foetus = noun, /'fitəs/, a baby or young animal before it is born → embryo] [embryo = noun, /'ɛmbrɪo/, an animal or human that has not yet been born, and has just begun to develop → foetus]
viable seeds/eggs
viable organisms.
There is a continuing debate about the age at which a human fetus can be considered viable.
Five viable pregnancies were established. [pregnancy = noun, /'prɛgnənsi/, when a woman is pregnant (=has a baby growing inside her body). ] [pregnant, adjective, /'prɛɡnənt/]
viably adverb
viability noun /ˌvaiə'biliti/
the long-term economic viability of the company
commercial viability
the shaky financial viability of the nuclear industry. [shaky = adjective, /'ʃeki/, weak and unsteady because of old age, illness, or shock]