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      portable
      noun
      (video games) A hand-held video gaming device.
      A trailer or other movable structure used for classes at a school.
      (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.]
      A portable building used for temporary purposes, particularly: [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).]
      adjective
      Able to be carried or easily moved.
      (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.
      Able to be transferred from one organization to another.
      (obsolete) Bearable, endurable.
      Roots
      portoport- · Latin · carry
      Synonyms for portable
      transportableadjportativeadjcompactadjmovableadjhandyadjremovableadj
      Words related to portable
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