portability

IPA: pɔrtʌbˈɪɫɪti

The quality of being portable.
(software) The ability of a program (or software system) to execute properly on multiple hardware platforms.
The ability of an employee to move between different social security schemes without losing their contributions.
The ability of a telephone subscriber to keep their number when switching to a different network.

Examples of "portability" in Sentences

I prefer digital documents when portability is an issue.
You give up a little bit in portability for sheer utility.
The Mini 9 seems like a great addition to the Dell line where portability is the priority, perhaps as a complement to a desktop. —
A peach tree, inherited from their mother and planted in a wheelbarrow for portability, is a constant reminder of Lilians absence.
Stickiness as a business practice was a byproduct of the document era of the web; on the people-centric web, portability is critical.
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.
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.
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.