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- adjective Not
portable .
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Examples
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The nonportable unit was envisioned for antiaircraft use, but the only model tested had a range much less than firearms.
Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010
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The nonportable unit was envisioned for antiaircraft use, but the only model tested had a range much less than firearms.
Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010
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Some of the debris came from nonportable equipment, including a short-range holographic projector, which when activated produced the ghostly image of a cruel-faced woman in a robe.
DEBTOR'S PLANET W.R. THOMPSON 2000
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What he had first thought was an oddly shaped piece of sculpture was a harp indeed, the large, nonportable kind that remained in music rooms and moved only rarely.
Prison Of Souls Lackey, Mercedes 1993
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For example, state-based tuition policies reward residency, not proximity; nonportable financial aid programs incentivize in-state college attendance but limit mobility.
Forbes.com: News Michelle Asha Cooper 2011
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Still, the pipe organ remains a nonportable exception in the era of the jet aircraft.
NYT > Home Page By CHRISTINE NEGRONI 2011
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The bad: The cable that comes with the JVC HA-NC250 is too short for nonportable use.
JVC HA-NC250 Noise Canceling Headphones Review - Headphones - CNET Reviews 2010
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Furthermore, the system is nonportable and famously bureaucratic, with the associated costs in time, money and frustration.
BusinessWeek.com -- 2010
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Consequently, it is best to isolate this nonportable code in a separate function.
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Consequently, it is best to isolate this nonportable code in a separate function.
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