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portability

[ pawr-tuh-bil-i-tee, pohr- ]

noun

, plural port·a·bil·i·ties
  1. the state or quality of being portable.
  2. 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.


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Other Words From

  • nonport·a·bili·ty noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of portability1

First recorded in 1965–70; port(able) + -ability

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Example Sentences

Extra portability is obviously the biggest benefit of a detachable 2-in-1, and it gives you a lighter, more traditional tablet experience.

This timeless set will match any occasion or location, looking equally sporting by a garden or in a city high rise—you can even set it up poolside, thanks to its portability, or fold it away when not in use.

Waterproof is another important portability feature, especially if you’ll be regularly bringing your music into the bathroom or out to the pool.

He believes federal privacy measures are potentially useful and calls for data portability and interoperability, so consumers “could freely switch from one network to another.”

The first folding smartphones had a few things in common besides trying to combine the portability of a phone with the larger display of a tablet.

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Long into the future, the printed book will continue to survive because of its portability, durability, and flexibility.

Even cellphone images give spying new meaning: Their real-time portability can capture scenes and moments wherever you are.

It solves the portability problem (at least in places with connectivity, which is, increasingly, everywhere).

Chefs love this thing for its ease of use and portability, which translates to easy storage for the home cook.

[But] given my degenerating portability, I'm probably not suitable for live-in-studio-Charles-Rose-TV.

Strength to resist hurricanes, simplicity of construction, portability and resistance to external cold were fundamental.

Copper, indeed, being comparatively low in value, is wanting in portability.

The coil and mercury break were combined in one piece, and the whole apparatus was skilfully contrived with a view to portability.

The advantages of this form of apparatus are its portability, speed of operation, and comparatively great range.

In the choice of astronomical instruments I was necessarily guided by their portability.

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