English Explanatory Dictionary

portability

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-portability.wav

Word forms

portability portabilities

Etymology

From portable + -ity.

Derived words

nonportability

Translations

Catalan: portabilitat Czech: přenosnost Finnish: siirrettävyys French: portabilité Greek: φορητότητα Italian: portabilità Romanian: portabilitate Spanish: portabilidad
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