portable

Definition

Able to be carried or easily moved.

Etymology

From Middle English portable, from Middle French portable and Latin portābilis. By surface analysis, port (“to carry”) + -able.

Example Sentences

• "a portable pension plan"
• "Even though Houston’s moment was already fading by the late 2000s, the city’s hip-hop culture proved to be endlessly portable and disseminatable."
• "How do Java and C# create cross-platform, portable programs, and why can't C++ do the same?"

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