A uniform method of programming where a program developed on one machine may be run on any other machine with exactly the same result The result is that it does not work on any machine
of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull; "a portable outboard motor"
A one-piece, self-contained cellular telephone The newest portable model phones are so small - weighing as little as 3 1 ounces - that they can be folded up and carried in a suit pocket or purse Portables normally have built-in antennas and a rechargeable battery See also Mobile and Transportable
refers to a self-contained, battery-operated or transportable gas monitor worn or carried by the person using it A gas detector that can be carried See CGT-501
Of or pertaining to pornography; lascivious; licentious; as, pornographic writing
Portability is the quality of a program that makes it possible to run it on different types of computers Programs written in low level languages are typically not very portable because they are usually closely tied to a specific instruction set or characteristics of a particular type of Central Processing Unit Programs written in high level languages tend to be more portable, but might still make non-portable assumptions about a computer's underlying file system, for instance Java programs are highly portable because a lot of machine- and file-system specific details are hidden from the programmer
a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull; "a portable outboard motor"