Sekirov Dictionary

portable

UK /ˈpɔː(ɹ)təbəl/US /ˈpɔɹtəbəl/

adjective 5
noun 5
forms 3

adjective5

Able to be carried or easily moved.
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Of software: able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.
- How do Java and C# create cross-platform, portable programs, and why can't C++ do the same? — 2012
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Of a program: able to be copied directly from one machine to another without the use of an installer.
- Starting with release 1.7, a portable version allows all Host Attachment Kit commands to be run without installing the Host Attachment Kit. — 2014
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Able to be transferred from one organization to another.
- Even though Houston’s moment was already fading by the late 2000s, the city’s hip-hop culture proved to be endlessly portable and disseminatable. — 2015
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(no longer used) Bearable, endurable.
- How light and portable my paine seemes now, / When that which makes me bend, makes the King bow. — 1603

noun5

A hand-held video gaming device.
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Clipping of portable computer.
- A few portables, particularly the small laphelds, go one step further and come with software built into the computer. — 1985
A portable building used for temporary purposes
A trailer or other movable structure used for classes at a school.
(informal) Clipping of portable toilet.

forms

portables · more portable · most portable

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