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portability|pɔətəˈbɪlɪtɪ|
[f. late L. portābilis portable + -ity.]
The quality or state of being portable; fitness for being carried or moved from place to place, esp. with ease; portableness. Also transf. and fig.
1667Waterhouse Fire Lond. 23 The River of Thames, and the portability of that which it brings up to the Keyes of London. 1669Sturmy Mariner's Mag. ii. vi. 68 This Quadrant..I hold to be as necessary an Instrument as Seamen can use, in respect of its plainness..and portability. 1794G. Adams Nat. & Exp. Philos. II. xxii. 476 note, Of a form the most convenient for portability and readiness in management. 1875Jevons Money v. 35 The portability of money is an important quality. 1955Sci. News Let. 5 Mar. 160/1 Portable rink for outdoor ice skating makes this winter sport possible in some areas from April to November. Installed or dismantled in six days, the portability is achieved by more than eight and one-half miles of plastic piping. 1969Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 19 May 11/4 Advocates of portability of superannuation benefits overlook the fact that private schemes have always been voluntary. 1970A. Cameron et al. Computers & Old Eng. Concordances 24 Commenting on portability, I'm as great a sinner as anyone. 1972Sci. Amer. Nov. 100/2 Nine-ounce portability and advanced computational capability. 1975Times 14 Oct. 19/3 To make computer applications more independent of the manufacturer by developing ‘software portability’ (the ability to carry programmes, in effect, from one maker's machine to another). 1977Daily News (Perth, Austral.) 19 Jan. 2/3 Seek long service leave after 10 years' continuous service, with ‘portability’ in the building industry and in the government. |