Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being portable; fitness to be carried; portableness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being portable; fitness to be carried.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the quality of being
portable - noun computing the ability of a
program (orsoftware system ) toexecute properly on multiplehardware platforms - noun the ability of an
employee to move between differentsocial security schemes without losing theircontributions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of being light enough to be carried
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Examples
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Such data portability is an area where Facebook has faced much criticism, but privacy advocates at the Center for Democracy and Technology say this feature is a "very bold step" toward giving users more control over their own information.
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Philip agreed insofar as we will see data follow us around via web widgets etc, so if things go pear-shaped and you want to take all your data out, data portability is the answer.
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Philip agreed insofar as we will see data follow us around via web widgets etc, so if things go pear-shaped and you want to take all your data out, data portability is the answer.
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You give up a little bit in portability for sheer utility.
Canoe vs Jon-Boat? Which one would be better for all around use? 2009
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You give up a little bit in portability for sheer utility.
Canoe vs Jon-Boat? Which one would be better for all around use? 2009
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I prefer digital documents when portability is an issue.
The iPad and the Numismatist – First Impressions : Coin Collecting News 2010
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A peach tree, inherited from their mother and planted in a wheelbarrow for portability, is a constant reminder of Lilians absence.
A Proper Education for Girls by Elaine diRollo: Book summary 2010
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Stickiness as a business practice was a byproduct of the document era of the web; on the people-centric web, portability is critical.
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Whether that means my MacBook will get the Ol 'Yeller treatment has yet to be seen, but when it comes to short term portability and writing a few pages here and there, I'm sold.
Laptop Killer or Space Filler: Can an Author Write a Book on the iPad? 2010
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The Mini 9 seems like a great addition to the Dell line where portability is the priority, perhaps as a complement to a desktop. —
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