In plain English
This is about using an email address as a way to look up a profile. It determines whether other people can use the email address linked to that profile to find it.
In context
Here, it labels the option that controls whether other people can find the profile by searching with its associated email address.
- Situation
- Managing profiles, usernames, privacy, audience, discoverability, and account visibility
- What it communicates
- labels an email-based profile search option
Meaning limits
This term only concerns finding a profile through its associated email address, not whether the profile is discoverable in other ways.
Examples
“Her profile was searchable by email but not by username.”
“He turned searchable by email off on his new profile.”