PORTABILITY

portability

(noun) the quality of being light enough to be carried

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

portability (usually uncountable, plural portabilities)

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 his/her number when switching to a different network.

Source: Wiktionary


Port`a*bil"i*ty, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being portable; fitness to be carried.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

9 June 2025

HERMAPHRODITE

(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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