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portability.

The quality of being portable.

11 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. The quality of being portable. The ability of a program (or software system) to execute properly on multiple hardware platforms.

    uncountable · usually

  2. The quality of being portable. The ability of an employee to move between different social security schemes without losing their contributions.

    uncountable · usually

  3. The quality of being portable. The ability of a telephone subscriber to keep their number when switching to a different network.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English portable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English portability From portable + -ity.

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