portability en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English portable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English portability From portable + -ity.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) The quality of being portable. ▸ The ability of a program (or software system) to execute properly on multiple hardware platforms.
- (uncountable, usually) The quality of being portable. ▸ The ability of an employee to move between different social security schemes without losing their contributions.
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(uncountable, usually) The quality of being portable. ▸ The ability of a telephone subscriber to keep their number when switching to a different network.
[…] number portability is crucial for competition, because it enables consumers to change service providers without being forced to change their phone number. Number portability is a statutory requirement, and it imposes costs on all[…]
1999, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection, Reauthorization of the Federal Communications Commission: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, March 17, 1999, page 117:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| portabilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (17)
de Rufnummernmitnahme (the ability of a program to execute properly on multiple hardware platforms) · it portabilità (quality of being portable) · fi siirrettävyys (quality of being portable) · fr portabilité (quality of being portable) · fr portabilité (the ability of a program to execute properly on multiple hardware platforms) · es portabilidad (quality of being portable) · ro portabilitate (the ability of a program to execute properly on multiple hardware platforms) · es portabilidad (the ability of a program to execute properly on multiple hardware platforms) · ro portabilitate (quality of being portable) · gl portabilidade (the ability of a program to execute properly on multiple hardware platforms) · el μεταφερσιμότητα (the ability of a program to execute properly on multiple hardware platforms) · ca portabilitat (the ability of a program to execute properly on multiple hardware platforms) · de rufnummernmitnahme (the ability of a telephone subscriber to keep their number when switching to a different network) · pt portabilidade (the ability of a program to execute properly on multiple hardware platforms) · el φορητότητα (quality of being portable) · ca portabilitat (quality of being portable) · cs přenosnost (quality of being portable)