PORTED | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Port

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

Middle English (in port (sense 2 of the noun)): from Old French port ‘bearing, gait’, from the verb porter, from Latin portare ‘carry’. The verb (from French porter) dates from the mid 16th century

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: pɔːt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

transfer (software) from one system or machine to another

Short Definition:

transfer software

Examples:
  • the software can be ported to practically any platform
Definition:

carry or convey

Short Definition:

carry or convey

Examples:
  • we ported the milk cans from the plentiful water supply of the gym

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