portabilityn.

Brit.

/ˌpɔːtəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌpɔrdəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: portable adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < portable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. Compare portableness n.

1. The quality or state of being portable; suitability for being carried or moved from place to place, esp. with ease. Also figurative and in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > transference > [noun] > conveying or transporting > action of carrying > ability to be carried

portableness1650

portability1667

1667 E. Waterhouse Short Narr. Fire London 23 The River of Thames, and the portability of that which it brings up to the Keyes of London.

1669 S. Sturmy Mariners 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.

1725 J. Hammond Pract. Surveyor ix. 98 Of Portability, I think Liquids improper; therefore would rather chuse those Colours, which, befored tempered, are dry.

1799 W. Jones Adams's Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. (ed. 2) II. xxii. 539 (note) Of a form the most convenient for portability and readiness in management.

1846 Sci. Amer. 26 Sept. 150/2 The benefits are... Fifthly, portability: one of the gold-leaf apparatusses may be carried about in the pocket.

1875 W. S. Jevons Money v. 35 The portability of money is an important quality.

1912 W. C. Clinton tr. L. Bloch Sci. of Illumination v. 101 A further development..in the direction of greater portability and lightness has been made in the luxometer.

1969 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 19 May 11/4 Advocates of portability of superannuation benefits overlook the fact that private schemes have always been voluntary.

1991 Bike Nashbar Catal. Early Spring 50/2 The Workman has a stiff..tubular steel frame and a fold-up design for portability.

2. Computing. The property of software of being usable on different types of computer or operating system with little or no modification.

ΚΠ

1971 Software—Pract. & Experience Apr.–June 135 One of the most widely used methods of achieving portability of a program is to write it in a universally implemented programming language.

1988 Computer Graphics World Feb. 11 You get portability to numerous hosts, compatibility with hundreds of applications, plus a quick upgrade path.

1994 Computing 1 Sept. 32/4 An open system is a system based on products built to formal standards, enabling the portability of applications.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	portability
释义	portabilityn. Brit. /ˌpɔːtəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌpɔrdəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: portable adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < portable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. Compare portableness n. 1. The quality or state of being portable; suitability for being carried or moved from place to place, esp. with ease. Also figurative and in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > transference > [noun] > conveying or transporting > action of carrying > ability to be carried portableness1650 portability1667 1667 E. Waterhouse Short Narr. Fire London 23 The River of Thames, and the portability of that which it brings up to the Keyes of London. 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners 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. 1725 J. Hammond Pract. Surveyor ix. 98 Of Portability, I think Liquids improper; therefore would rather chuse those Colours, which, befored tempered, are dry. 1799 W. Jones Adams's Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. (ed. 2) II. xxii. 539 (note) Of a form the most convenient for portability and readiness in management. 1846 Sci. Amer. 26 Sept. 150/2 The benefits are... Fifthly, portability: one of the gold-leaf apparatusses may be carried about in the pocket. 1875 W. S. Jevons Money v. 35 The portability of money is an important quality. 1912 W. C. Clinton tr. L. Bloch Sci. of Illumination v. 101 A further development..in the direction of greater portability and lightness has been made in the luxometer. 1969 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 19 May 11/4 Advocates of portability of superannuation benefits overlook the fact that private schemes have always been voluntary. 1991 Bike Nashbar Catal. Early Spring 50/2 The Workman has a stiff..tubular steel frame and a fold-up design for portability. 2. Computing. The property of software of being usable on different types of computer or operating system with little or no modification. ΚΠ 1971 Software—Pract. & Experience Apr.–June 135 One of the most widely used methods of achieving portability of a program is to write it in a universally implemented programming language. 1988 Computer Graphics World Feb. 11 You get portability to numerous hosts, compatibility with hundreds of applications, plus a quick upgrade path. 1994 Computing 1 Sept. 32/4 An open system is a system based on products built to formal standards, enabling the portability of applications. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1667
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