portable

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  1. adjective Carried or moved with ease: a portable typewriter; a portable generator.
  2. adjective Capable of being transferred from one employer to another. Used of an employee benefit.
  3. adjective Computer Science Relating to or being software that can run on two or more kinds of computers or with two or more kinds of operating systems.
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  • We are still trying to wrap our head around that number, because for a portable, that is insane. —  The Bleeding Edge
  • M2Z's broadband services will be "portable" - but not fully mobile. —  dailywireless.org
  • Super-portable, it has a 4-inch screen and 2GB memory for about 10 hrs. of recording. —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • All you need to do is figure out if you want a desktop or a portable, think about what you'll be using your Mac for, and how much you want to spend and the answer becomes clear. —  Macworld
  • Wi-Fi is typically neither except in newer cases of hotzones or citywide Wi-Fi in which its certainly portable, and may also be mobile at the right speeds and in the right locations. —  Wi-Fi Networking News
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin portābilis, from Latin portāre, to carry; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French portable = Italian portabile, from Late Latin portabilis, that may be carried, from Latin portare, carry: see port.
 

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