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portable Definition

port·able (pôr′tə bəl)

adjective

  1. that can be carried
    1. easily carried or moved, esp. by hand a portable TV
    2. that can be used anywhere because operated by self-contained batteries a portable radio
  3. Obsolete bearable; endurable

Etymology: ME < MFr < LL portabilis < portare: see fare

noun

something portable

portable Related Forms

port′·abil′·ity noun

portable Synonyms

portable

modif.

transportable, conveyable, transferable, easily transported, manageable, compact; see also movable.

portable Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

old: You might need to investigate these if you have an old portable that doesn't have sockets for PCMCIA adapters.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

make: However, if we want to make the data more portable, we can store the data in an XML file.

Modifies a noun

  • heater: Both of these issues can be taken care of by the purchase of a portable heater.
  • antiquity: In Portable Antiquities: A Discussion Document the Government accepted that there was an urgent need to improve arrangements for recording all Portable Antiquities.
  • device: In Star Trek, there are different kinds of portable devices.
  • extinguisher: They can also supply a list of companies approved by them to service portable fire extinguishers.
  • appliance: Caravan Appliances Similar rules apply to the above portable appliances.
  • recorder: An Austrian retailer used the name Walkman for portable tape recorders not produced by Sony.

Modifying Another Word

  • supremely: Fear not, because this chic, effective and supremely portable BBQ is powder-coated in fetching pastel shades.
  • truly: The Little Gem is the ideal choice for those looking for a truly portable Scooter.
  • highly: Some of the reasons being I was sufficiently familiar with C to be able to write highly portable code.
  • easily: Not an easily portable container The guys from the bathroom company offered to lift it into the garden.
  • fully: Being fully portable, they are simple to install.
  • totally: The process is easy to learn and totally portable - no equipment is necessary.

Noun used with modifier

hand: It will also provide 100 base sites across Northern Ireland, 2,500 mobiles, 6,000 hand portables and the refurbishment of 20 control rooms.

Infinitive complement

broadcast: Are extractive text summarisation techniques portable to broadcast news?

Used with adjective complement

  • make: IT skills are developed and made portable by means of appropriate certification arrangements which are recognized across Europe.
  • include: This is the first version of the LSB to include portable Linux desktop applications.
  • use: Some quick solutions include: Using portable, small USB memory sticks and multimedia cards to transfer data for additional safety.

Preposition: across

platform: The high-level interface is therefore portable across hardware platforms.