portable
IPA: pˈɔrtʌbʌɫ
noun
- A trailer or other movable structure used for classes at a school.
- (video games) A hand-held video gaming device.
- A portable building used for temporary purposes [A movable toilet, particularly a portable outhouse used where other lavatories are unavailable (as at a construction site) or insufficient (as at special events).]
- Clipping of portable toilet. [A movable toilet, particularly a portable outhouse used where other lavatories are unavailable (as at a construction site) or insufficient (as at special events).]
- (computing) Clipping of portable computer. [(computing) A microcomputer powered by batteries with an integral display screen and integral input device (such as a keyboard) that can be used on the move.]
adjective
- Able to be carried or easily moved.
- Able to be transferred from one organization to another.
- (computing) Of software: able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.
- (computing) Of a program: able to be copied directly from one machine to another without the use of an installer.
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Examples of "portable" in Sentences
- Cell phones are portable.
- This was the advent of the portable or moveable frame.
- It was the portable version published in the year 1996.
- The Lifesaver bottle is a portable water purification device.
- The song is also used in the playstation portable commercial.
- The device is portable and capable of being used in the field.
- An improved portable scaffold is the subject of the present invention.
- Is the format with the extension pdf the only portable document format