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1. Of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull
   "a portable outboard motor"
    
2. Easily or conveniently transported
   "a portable television set"
    
3. (computing, of software) able to run or be compiled on various different hardware or operating systems

1. A small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried
    
2. Something that is portable

Derived forms: portables

See also: man-portable, movable, outboard, take-away [Brit], takeout [N. Amer]

Type of: typewriter

Antonym: unportable

Encyclopedia: Portable