portability
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portability
noun portabilities
- The ability of a program (or software system) to execute properly on multiple hardware platforms.
- The ability of an employee to move between different social security schemes without losing their contributions.
- The ability of a telephone subscriber to keep their number when switching to a different network. […] number portability is crucial for competition, because it enables consumers to change service providers without being forced to change their phone number. Number portability is a statutory requirement, and it imposes costs on all[…]
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noun quality of being portable
| Español | portabilidad |
|---|---|
| Français | portabilité |
| Italiano | portabilità |
| Ελληνικά | φορητότητα foritótita |
| Română | portabilitate |
noun the ability of a program to execute properly on multiple hardware platforms
| Español | portabilidad |
|---|---|
| Português | portabilidade |
| Français | portabilité |
| Deutsch | Rufnummernmitnahme |
| Ελληνικά | μεταφερσιμότητα metafersimótita |
| Română | portabilitate |
noun the ability of a telephone subscriber to keep their number when switching to a different network
| Deutsch | rufnummernmitnahme |
|---|
Talk about this word "portability." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/portability. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. portability. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/portability "portability." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/portability.
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@misc{portability_2026,
title = {portability},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/portability},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
