portability definition

portability

Ability of a software to run (with little or no modification) on different hardware and/or software platforms, or work with different versions of the same hardware or program. In general, software written in Java has this ability.

Ability to carry a benefit, interest, or right (such as pension benefits) from one environment (such as a pension plan) to another.

portability is in the Computer Hardware, Software, & Security, HR, Teams, & Training and Information Science & Technology subjects.

portability appears in the definition of the following term: proprietary format

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