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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle French portable, or from Latin portabilis.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɔː(ɹ)təbəl/, /ˈpɔː(ɹ)təbl̩/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɔɹtəbəl/, /ˈpɔɹtəbl̩/, [ˈpʰɔɹɾɪ̈bl̩]
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)təbəl
- Hyphenation: por‧ta‧ble
Adjective[edit]
portable (comparative more portable, superlative most portable)
- Able to be carried or easily moved.
- Able to be transferred from one organization to another.
- a portable pension plan
- (computing) Of software: able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.
- 2012, Herbert Schildt, C++: A Beginner's Guide, Second Edition, page 6:
- How do Java and C# create cross-platform, portable programs, and why can't C++ do the same?
- (computing) Of a program: able to be copied directly from one machine to another without the use of an installer.
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Translations[edit]
able to be carried or moved
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running on multiple systems
See also[edit]
Noun[edit]
portable (plural portables)
- A portable building used for temporary purposes, particularly:
- (computing) Clipping of portable computer.
- 1985, New Accountant, volume 1-3, page lxvii:
- A few portables, particularly the small laphelds, go one step further and come with software built into the computer.
- 1987, InfoWorld, volume 9, number 20, page 71:
- Compaq portables have grown lighter and more powerful since then. Their newest luggable, the Compaq Portable III, is six times more powerful and 10 pounds lighter than the original model.
- (video games) A hand-held video gaming device.
Synonyms[edit]
- (facility for urination and defecation): See Thesaurus:bathroom
Translations[edit]
portable toilet; self-contained outhouse
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temporary building that is portable, especially one located at a school
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hand-held electronic gaming device
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Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin portābilis.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /poɾˈta.blə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /purˈta.blə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /poɾˈta.ble/
Adjective[edit]
portable m or f (masculine and feminine plural portables)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “portable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “portable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “portable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “portable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin portābilis; synchronically analysable as porter + -able.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
portable (plural portables)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Noun[edit]


portable m (plural portables)
- a mobile phone; Ellipsis of téléphone portable.
- a laptop; Ellipsis of ordinateur portable.
- Synonym: ordinateur portable m
Synonyms[edit]
- (mobile phone): mobile m, téléphone portable m, cellulaire m (Quebec), cell, téléphone mobile, téléphone cellulaire
Further reading[edit]
- “portable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Occitan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin portabilis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
portable m (feminine singular portabla, masculine plural portables, feminine plural portablas)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians[1], 2 edition, →ISBN, page 769.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Medieval Latin portabilis; equivalent to portar + -able.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
portable (plural portables)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “portable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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