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port4

Syllabification: (port)
Pronunciation: /pôrt/

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Definition of port

noun

  • an aperture or opening, in particular.
  • a socket in a computer or network into which a device can be plugged.
  • an opening for the passage of steam, liquid, or gas:loss of fuel from the exhaust port
  • a porthole.
  • an opening in the side of a ship for boarding or loading.
  • chiefly Scottish a gate or gateway, especially into a walled city.

Origin:

Old English (in the sense 'gateway'), from Latin porta 'gate'; reinforced in Middle English by Old French porte. The later sense 'opening in the side of a ship' led to the general sense 'aperture'

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