portability
/pɔːtəˈbɪlɪti
/noun [mass noun]
1The ability to be easily carried or moved: the portability of a laptop portability and convenience are critical...
- The company is wise to focus on improving the portability of its super-premium ice creams.
- Graphics on the package emphasize product portability, depicting on-the-go activities.
- They have equated convenience with "improved portability" with a tube-like package that enables the yogurt to be eaten without a spoon.
1.1 Computing The ability of software to be transferred from one machine or system to another: portability to multiple operating systems...
- It saves you the trouble of software installation and also provides portability, since you can use your IP phone from other locations providing the same service.
- Current software technology entails writing application programmes in a high-level language intended to facilitate portability to different computer processor platforms.
- This portability facilitates use of the system when customer equipment modules are not easily accessible to external communication sources.
1.2The possibility of a loan or pension being transferred or adapted in altered circumstances: we must ensure the portability of pensions and health care...
- It isn't just the portability part that's added costs—it's also all the effort and paperwork that's needed to protect privacy.
- They will facilitate schemes that provide portability of leave entitlements between employers where those entitlements would otherwise be lost to the employee.
- Nearly all cited tax efficiency as their main priority in choosing a pension, followed by portability and flexibility.