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portability
[ pawr-tuh-bil-i-tee, pohr- ]
noun
- the state or quality of being portable.
- a plan or system under which employees may accumulate pension rights under any employer who is a participant in the plan negotiated with their union.
Other Words From
- nonport·a·bili·ty noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of portability1
Example Sentences
The helmet’s portability means it can be delivered in settings outside of the hospital.
On Monday, he was relieved by the portability of the Cannes prize.
Moreover, it is necessary to construct cameras, optical systems, and illumination systems for portable NRI-HSI devices, but no device that can acquire NIR-HSI with a rigid scope, crucial for portability, has been reported yet.
The microAethsensor's portability would allow monitoring at remote or inaccessible stationary sites, as well as for mobile use.
And with number portability — the ability to keep your phone number even when you change phone companies — area codes are losing their place as geographic symbols.
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