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port⋅ing
[pawr-ting, pohr-] 
tɪŋ
–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. |
port
2 [pawrt, pohrt] –noun
| 1. | the left-hand side of a vessel or aircraft, facing forward. |
–adjective
| 2. | pertaining to or designating port. |
| 3. | located on the left side of a vessel or aircraft. |
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
| 4. | to turn or shift to the port, or left, side. |
port
4 [pawrt, pohrt] –noun
| 1. | an opening in the side or other exterior part of a ship for admitting air and light or for taking on cargo. Compare porthole (def. 1). |
| 2. | Machinery. an aperture in the surface of a cylinder, for the passage of steam, air, water, etc. |
| 3. | a small aperture in an armored vehicle, aircraft, or fortification through which a gun can be fired or a camera directed. |
| 4. | Computers. a data connection in a computer to which a peripheral device or a transmission line from a remote terminal can be attached. |
| 5. | the raised center portion on a bit for horses. |
| 6. | Chiefly Scot. a gate or portal, as to a town or fortress. |
–verb (used with object)
| 7. | Computers. to create a new version of (an application program) to run on a different hardware platform (sometimes fol. by over). |
port
5 [pawrt, pohrt] –verb (used with object)
| 1. | Military. to carry (a rifle or other weapon) with both hands, in a slanting direction across the front of the body, with the barrel or like part near the left shoulder. |
–noun
| 2. | Military. the position of a rifle or other weapon when ported. |
| 3. | Archaic. manner of bearing oneself; carriage or deportment. |
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| port 2 (pôrt, pōrt) 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.] |
| port 3 (pôrt, pōrt) n.
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.] |
| port 5 (pôrt, pōrt) 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.
[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)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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