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portable

Definition of portable

able to be easily carried or moved, especially because being of a lighter and smaller version than usual:a portable television
Computing (of software) able to be transferred from one machine or system to another: portable versions of IBM’s Systems Network Architecture technology
British (of a loan or pension) capable of being transferred or adapted in altered circumstances.

a small version of something, such as a television, that can be easily carried: the notes had been typed on an old portable with a faded ribbon
North American a small transportable building used as a classroom.

Derivatives

late Middle English: from Old French portable, from late Latin portabilis, from Latin portare 'carry'

Definition of portable in the US English dictionary

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