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5 dictionary results for: Porting
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
port·ing       [pawr-ting, pohr-] Pronunciation Key
–noun Automotive, Machinery.
the changing of the size, shape, or location of the intake and exhaust ports in an internal-combustion engine, generally to improve performance.
[Origin: 1955–60; port4 + -ing1]
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port 2       (pôrt, pōrt)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The left-hand side of a ship or aircraft facing forward. Also called larboard.

adj.   Of, relating to, or on the port.

tr. & intr.v.   port·ed, port·ing, ports
To turn (a craft) or make a shift to the port side: port the helm; ported sharply to avoid a shoal.


[Probably from port side, from port1.]

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port 3       (pôrt, pōrt)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Nautical
    1. An opening in a ship's side providing access to the interior.
    2. A porthole.
    3. Archaic A cover for a porthole.
    4. An entrance to or exit from a data network.
    5. A connection point for a peripheral device.
  2. An opening, as in a cylinder or valve face, for the passage of steam or fluid.
  3. A hole in an armored vehicle or a fortified structure for viewing or for firing weapons.
    1. An entrance to or exit from a data network.
    2. A connection point for a peripheral device.
  5. Scots A gateway or portal, as to a town.

tr.v.   port·ed, port·ing, ports
Computer Science To modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform.


[Middle English, gate, porthole, from Old French porte, gate, from Latin porta; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.]

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port 5       (pôrt, pōrt)  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   port·ed, port·ing, ports
To hold or carry (a weapon) diagonally across the body, with the muzzle or blade near the left shoulder.

n.  
  1. The position of a rifle or other weapon when ported.
  2. The manner in which one carries oneself; bearing.


[French porter, to carry, from Old French, from Latin portāre; see per-2 in Indo-European roots. N., Middle English porte, from Old French port, from porter, to carry.]

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porting
Translating software to run on a different computer and/or operating system.
(1995-01-06)

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