From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Computersportablepor‧ta‧ble1 /ˈpɔːtəbəl $ ˈpɔːr-/●くろまる●くろまる○しろまる adjective1CARRYable to be carried or moved easilya portable radio2a portable computerprogram can be used on different computer systems3 →portable benefits —portability /ˌpɔːtəˈbɪləti $ ˌpɔːr-/ noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusportable• Of course, for the homeless, they are portable.• There's a portableCDplayer in the kitchen.• Districtmaintenanceworkersyanked out the seats and replaced them with portablechairs.• One version of the Am586 chip will incorporatespecialfeatures for portable computers.• Software reliability guruC. K. Cho admonished the industrialist not to think of software as a product but as a portablefactory.• Install a shower seat or use a portable one.• a portablephone• From the kitchen Jenny's portableradio began to play a selection of brass-band music.• portabletoilets• Greenaway still writes his novels on an old portabletypewriter.• There is even a portableunit for home use by people who are too busy to come to the Centre.• However, portable water filters provide another simplealternative.portableportable2 noun [countable]a piece of electronicequipment that can be easily carried or movedGet a portable, not a big TV.Examples from the Corpusportable• You don't need a big TV, why don't you just get a portable?• He has six office typewriters and eight portables.• There will also probably be a strong emphasis on chips for portables with battery life being the drivingfactor in microprocessordesign.• But for purevanity, the D-777 is the sleekest, kind-of-now portable on the market.• As if to bear this out, there's been a flood of portablesannounced recently.• The D-777 is so slim, says Sony, that a digital readout could not be built in as on other portables.From Longman Business Dictionaryportablepor‧ta‧ble1 /ˈpɔːtəbəlˈpɔːr-/ adjective1able to be carried or moved easilya portable gas stove2COMPUTING portable software can be run on another computer system without changing it in any wayThe applications will be portable across different graphical user interfaces. —portability noun [uncountable]portableportable2 noun [countable]COMPUTINGa computer that is light enough to be carried aroundHe set his portable to automatically check his electronic mail boxes.Originportable1(1300-1400)Old FrenchLate Latinportabilis, from Latinportare"to carry"