portability

English

Noun

portability (usually uncountable, plural portabilities)

The quality of being portable.
(computing) 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 his/her number when switching to a different network.

Translations

[1] quality of being portable

Catalan: portabilitat (ca) f
Czech: přenosnost f
Finnish: siirrettävyys

Italian: portabilità (it) f
Romanian: portabilitate (ro) f

[2] the ability of a program to execute properly on multiple hardware platforms

Catalan: portabilitat (ca) f

Romanian: portabilitate (ro) f

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