— portably , adv.
/pawr"teuh beuhl, pohr"-/ , adj.
1. capable of being transported or conveyed: a portable stage.
2. easily carried or conveyed by hand: a portable typewriter.
3. Computers. (of data sets, software, etc.) capable of being used on different computer systems.
4. Obs. endurable.
n.
5. something that is portable, esp. as distinguished from a nonportable counterpart: Of their three television sets, one is a portable.
[ 1375-1425; late ME portabilis. See PORT 5 , -ABLE ]