throwable

adj

1. Capable of being thrown.
2. Capable of being thrown in the manner of an exception.

   “For an object to be throwable, it must be directly or indirectly derived from the Throwable class.”

   “In general, each function may specify a list of throwable objects […]”

   “[…] if you need to make certain symbols visible externally for debugging purposes or for catching exceptions for throwable entities within a library.”

noun

1. Something that is throwable.

   “Speaking of cycling, most things are recycled: There are bins for paper and bins for cans. Most plastic throwables are simply not allowed (though organizers haven’t quite found a substitute for forks, spoons and knives).”

   “Transforming objects’ states identically by manipulating them in the same way affords infants a way to begin constructing functional equivalence classes even when the objects do not belong to the same predicate class (Piaget, 1952a). For example, simultaneously throwing a doll and a cup transforms both into functionally equivalent ‘throwables.’”

   “Aside from chucking things, you can also dash – useful for stealing throwables right out of the opposition’s meaty hands or even catching objects mid-air as they sail right at you.”

2. Any object that can be thrown in the manner of an exception.

   “Exceptions are thrown when some module of the project detects an error condition or if it handles some standard Java throwables.”