Portable
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Portable may refer to:
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In music:
- Portable buildingPortable buildingA portable building, or demountable building , is a building designed and built to be movable rather than permanently located. A common modern design is sometimes called a modular building, but portable buildings can be different in that they are more often used temporarily and taken away later....
, a manufactured structure that is built off site and moved in upon completion of site and utility work - Portable classroomPortable classroomA portable classroom A portable classroom A portable classroom (in Australian English a demountable and often referred to as a demountable, a "Terrapin" or a "Portakabin" (after the two companies) in the UK and called a prefab in Ireland (not to be confused with a prefabricated building) is a...
, a temporary building installed on the grounds of a school to provide additional classroom space where there is a shortage of capacity - Portable toiletPortable toiletPortable toilet are simple portable enclosures containing a chemical toilet which are typically used as a temporary toilet for construction sites and large gatherings and events. Most of the portable toilets have black open-front-U-shaped toilet seat with cover...
, a modern, portable, self-contained outhouse manufactured of molded plastic
In computing:
- Portable object (computing)Portable object (computing)In distributed programming, a portable object is an object which can be accessed through a normal method call while possibly residing in memory on another computer. It is portable in the sense that it moves from machine to machine, irrespective of operating system or computer architecture...
, a distributed computing term for an object which can be accessed through a normal method call while possibly residing in memory on another computer - Software portabilitySoftware portabilityPortability in high-level computer programming is the usability of the same software in different environments. The prerequirement for portability is the generalized abstraction between the application logic and system interfaces...
, software that can easily be portedPortingIn computer science, porting is the process of adapting software so that an executable program can be created for a computing environment that is different from the one for which it was originally designed...
to multiple platforms - Portable applicationPortable applicationA portable application , sometimes also called standalone, is a computer software program designed to run independently from an operating system...
s, applications that do not require any kind of installation onto a computer, and can store data in the program's directory
In electronics:
- Portable electronics
- Portable communications devicePortable communications devicePortable communications devices refer to hand-held or wearable devices. For example, the Walkie Talkie is a device that is hand-held when in use, and wearable when not in use. Portable telephones are also carried, or worn, on a belt, or in a pocket...
, a wearable or handheld device - Portable audio playerPortable audio playerA portable audio player is a personal mobile device that allows the user to listen to recorded audio while mobile. Sometimes a distinction is made between a portable player, battery-powered and with one or more small loudspeakers, and a personal player, listened to with earphones.-History:Portable...
, a personal electronic device that allows the user to listen to recorded or broadcast audio whilst being mobile - Portable computerPortable computerA portable computer is a computer that is designed to be moved from one place to another and includes a display and keyboard. Portable computers, by their nature, are generally microcomputers. Portable computers, because of their size, are also commonly known as 'Lunchbox' or 'Luggable' computers...
, a computer that is designed to be moved from one place to another- Compaq Portable seriesCompaq Portable seriesCompaq's first computers were portable 'lunchbox' or 'luggable' computers, and as such belong to the Compaq Portable series. These computers measured approximately 1×1 foot on the side, and were approx. 2½ ft wide...
(1982–?) - Apricot PortableApricot PortableThe Apricot Portable was a portable computer made by Apricot Computers, first released in 1984. It had a 3.5" floppy drive, 4.77 MHz CPU and 256 KiB RAM. It was the first computer to use an 80-column/25-line LCD and speech recognition for input/output. The speech recognition software held 4096...
(1984) - IBM Portable Personal Computer (1984)
- Macintosh PortableMacintosh PortableThe Macintosh Portable was Apple Inc.'s first attempt at making a battery-powered portable Macintosh personal computer that held the power of a desktop Macintosh...
(1989–1991) from Apple Computer
- Compaq Portable series
- Handheld game consoleHandheld game consoleA handheld game console is a lightweight, portable electronic device with a built-in screen, game controls and speakers. Handheld game consoles are run on machines of small size allowing people to carry them and play them at any time or place...
, a lightweight, portable electronic machine for playing video games
In music:
- Portable LifePortable LifePortable Life is the second album by Danielle Brisebois. Originally scheduled for October 26, 1999, the album's release was delayed until September 2008, when RCA Records released the album as a digital download on iTunes and Amazon MP3...
, a 1999 album by Danielle Brisebois - Portable SoundsPortable SoundsPortable Sounds is the third full-length studio album from Christian pop rock and hip hop artist tobyMac. It was released on February 20, 2007, and debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Lose My Soul", "Made to Love", "Boomin'", "I'm for You", and "One World "...
a 2007 album by TobyMac.