Portable
adjective
Something that is easy to move or carry.
I bought a portable radio for my camping trip.
Often appears as...
- portable device
- portable computer
adjective
Used to describe software can be used on different types of hardware.
The program is portable and can run on any operating system.
Often appears as...
- portable software
- portable apps
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Something that is easy to move or carry.
I bought a portable radio for my camping trip.
Often appears as...
- portable device
- portable computer
adjective
Used to describe software can be used on different types of hardware.
The program is portable and can run on any operating system.
Often appears as...
- portable software
- portable apps
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Objects
Use 'portable' for physical items you can easily carry, like gadgets and small appliances.
She always brings her portable charger.
Pro Tip 2/3Ease of Movement
'Portable' emphasizes convenience in transportation or relocation of items.
The portable fan can be moved to any room.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Fixed
'Portable' suggests that the item is not attached to one place, unlike 'stationary' objects.
Portable playpens give parents flexibility.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Objects
Use 'portable' for physical items you can easily carry, like gadgets and small appliances.
She always brings her portable charger.
Pro Tip 2/3Ease of Movement
'Portable' emphasizes convenience in transportation or relocation of items.
The portable fan can be moved to any room.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Fixed
'Portable' suggests that the item is not attached to one place, unlike 'stationary' objects.
Portable playpens give parents flexibility.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Objects
Use 'portable' for physical items you can easily carry, like gadgets and small appliances.
She always brings her portable charger.
Pro Tip 2/3Ease of Movement
'Portable' emphasizes convenience in transportation or relocation of items.
The portable fan can be moved to any room.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Fixed
'Portable' suggests that the item is not attached to one place, unlike 'stationary' objects.
Portable playpens give parents flexibility.
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Rick Guidotti: From...
And I understood the importance of this image, how important it was to show how beautiful, and to show how the image presents itself. But isn't there another way to show it? Because nobody, and I've photographed thousands of kids now, with Marfan Syndrome, and nobody stands like this, with a portable black bar. It's extraordinary. So we decided to put them in a pool,
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Can we create new senses...
in some way so that a deaf person can understand what is being said. And we wanted to do this, given the power and ubiquity of portable computing, we wanted to make sure that this would run on cell phones and tablets, and also we wanted to make this a wearable, something that you could wear under your clothing.
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How computers translate...
a portable device that can instantly translate between any languages. So is a universal translator possible in real life? We already have many programs that claim to do just that, taking a word, sentence, or entire book in one language and translating it into almost any other,
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Transforming future...
and refining a product for urban agriculture he gets feedback and guidance from our network and joins two other breakers to form a company called farm blocks a portable modular raised bed growing system the mission of this company is to transform a million acres of
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How the blockchain will...
that these details exist and are signed off on. Having this kind of portable identity around the physical world and the digital world means we can do all kinds of human trade in a totally new way. So I've talked about how blockchains could lower uncertainty
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When is water safe to...
point-of-use treatment is portable, easy to install, and adaptable. And in regions where large-scale systems are unavailable, or where water has been contaminated further along its journey, these systems can mean the difference between life and death.
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Sleep is your superpower...
this same affordable, potentially portable piece of technology into older adults and those with dementia. Can we restore back some healthy quality of deep sleep, and in doing so, can we salvage aspects of their learning and memory function?
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Portable Underwater...
invented a portable diver bat at that helps scientists work at these depths humans have to end your long decompression delays as they surface for their bodies to adjust to the changing water pressures might habitat eases
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How Marine Iguanas are...
going to do something never attempted before x-ray the iguana's with this cutting-edge portable machine no one's ever radiographed marine iguanas in the field like this to do this the team first needs to catch a
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How do ventilators work?...
The world urgently needs more low-cost and portable ventilators, as well as a faster means of producing and distributing this life-saving technology.
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Rick Guidotti: From...
And I understood the importance of this image, how important it was to show how beautiful, and to show how the image presents itself. But isn't there another way to show it? Because nobody, and I've photographed thousands of kids now, with Marfan Syndrome, and nobody stands like this, with a portable black bar. It's extraordinary. So we decided to put them in a pool,
Video examples
Can we create new senses...
in some way so that a deaf person can understand what is being said. And we wanted to do this, given the power and ubiquity of portable computing, we wanted to make sure that this would run on cell phones and tablets, and also we wanted to make this a wearable, something that you could wear under your clothing.
Video examples
How computers translate...
a portable device that can instantly translate between any languages. So is a universal translator possible in real life? We already have many programs that claim to do just that, taking a word, sentence, or entire book in one language and translating it into almost any other,
Video examples
Transforming future...
and refining a product for urban agriculture he gets feedback and guidance from our network and joins two other breakers to form a company called farm blocks a portable modular raised bed growing system the mission of this company is to transform a million acres of
Video examples
How the blockchain will...
that these details exist and are signed off on. Having this kind of portable identity around the physical world and the digital world means we can do all kinds of human trade in a totally new way. So I've talked about how blockchains could lower uncertainty
Video examples
When is water safe to...
point-of-use treatment is portable, easy to install, and adaptable. And in regions where large-scale systems are unavailable, or where water has been contaminated further along its journey, these systems can mean the difference between life and death.
Video examples
Sleep is your superpower...
this same affordable, potentially portable piece of technology into older adults and those with dementia. Can we restore back some healthy quality of deep sleep, and in doing so, can we salvage aspects of their learning and memory function?
Video examples
Portable Underwater...
invented a portable diver bat at that helps scientists work at these depths humans have to end your long decompression delays as they surface for their bodies to adjust to the changing water pressures might habitat eases
Video examples
How Marine Iguanas are...
going to do something never attempted before x-ray the iguana's with this cutting-edge portable machine no one's ever radiographed marine iguanas in the field like this to do this the team first needs to catch a
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How do ventilators work?...
The world urgently needs more low-cost and portable ventilators, as well as a faster means of producing and distributing this life-saving technology.
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Barry Diller
American Businessman
Aereo is the first potentially transformative technology that has the chance to give people access to broadcast television delivered over the Internet to any device, large or small, they desire. No wires, no new boxes or remotes, portable everywhere there's an Internet connection in the world - truly a revolutionary product.
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Max Keiser
American Journalist
Bitcoin is probably the most portable money in the history of the world. I can download any amount onto a thumb drive and walk across any border without any problems. Or, I could commit to memory a line of code that I can then input into the network and save or spend Bitcoins.
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Keanu Reeves
Canadian Actor
How do people relate to movies now, when they're on portable devices or streaming them? It's not as much about going to the movies. That experience has changed.
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Robert Smithson
American Artist
A work of art when placed in a gallery loses its charge, and becomes a portable object or surface disengaged from the outside world.
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Ludwig Goransson
Swedish Composer
I wanted to be the best guitar player in the world. And then my dad got me a portable recorder, so I started writing my own music.
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Graham McTavish
Scottish Actor
Just the idea to have everything you need essentially stored in one piece of portable technology is very exciting.
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Amiri Baraka
American Poet
I had a little portable typewriter. I call it my Harlem Literary Fellowship.
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Abbie Cornish
Australian Actress
I'm portable. I carry a laptop and a little recording studio on my back.
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Susan Sontag
American Author
Books are funny little portable pieces of thought.
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Christopher Morley
American Author
Man, an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing.
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Barry Diller
American Businessman
Aereo is the first potentially transformative technology that has the chance to give people access to broadcast television delivered over the Internet to any device, large or small, they desire. No wires, no new boxes or remotes, portable everywhere there's an Internet connection in the world - truly a revolutionary product.
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Max Keiser
American Journalist
Bitcoin is probably the most portable money in the history of the world. I can download any amount onto a thumb drive and walk across any border without any problems. Or, I could commit to memory a line of code that I can then input into the network and save or spend Bitcoins.
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Keanu Reeves
Canadian Actor
How do people relate to movies now, when they're on portable devices or streaming them? It's not as much about going to the movies. That experience has changed.
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Robert Smithson
American Artist
A work of art when placed in a gallery loses its charge, and becomes a portable object or surface disengaged from the outside world.
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Ludwig Goransson
Swedish Composer
I wanted to be the best guitar player in the world. And then my dad got me a portable recorder, so I started writing my own music.
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Graham McTavish
Scottish Actor
Just the idea to have everything you need essentially stored in one piece of portable technology is very exciting.
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Amiri Baraka
American Poet
I had a little portable typewriter. I call it my Harlem Literary Fellowship.
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Abbie Cornish
Australian Actress
I'm portable. I carry a laptop and a little recording studio on my back.
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Susan Sontag
American Author
Books are funny little portable pieces of thought.
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Christopher Morley
American Author
Man, an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing.
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