portability

noun

por·​ta·​bil·​i·​ty ˌpȯr-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce portability (audio)
plural portabilities
1
: the quality or state of being portable
2
: the transferability of a worker's benefits from one pension fund to another when the worker changes jobs

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It will be made for convenience, with portability and easily cleaned parts. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025 Over the next couple of decades, researchers modified the shape of this early stethoscope to improve its comfort, portability and sound transmission. Joshua Hutcheson, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025 The snacks have become a hit with National Football League (NFL) players for their portability, according to the outlet. Mike Snider, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025 Designed for portability and performance The DGX Spark is small enough to fit in a backpack yet powerful enough to run modern AI reasoning models. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for portability

Word History

First Known Use

1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of portability was in 1667

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“Portability.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/portability. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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