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🧳 Easily moved 💻 Used on systems
portably

portably

1 5.2
Lets you use something on different computers and devices easily
  • adverb
  • /ˈpɔːrtəblɪ/
  • Specialized
: de forma portátil
  • The application can be used portably on different computers without installation.

Examples

  • Many tools are designed to run portably from a USB drive for convenience.

  • The new app is designed to work portably on both Windows and Mac.

  • By saving your files portably, you can access them from any device.

  • This software can be used portably across different devices.

  • The application can be used portably on different computers without installation.

  • By saving your files portably, you can access them from any device.

  • Many tools are designed to run portably from a USB drive for convenience.

Surface Forms

portably positive

Morphology

portably = portable (transparent) = portable + ly

Adverb formed regularly from 'portable'; the computing/data sense is a domain-specific extension but follows the same compositional logic.

Etymology

Portably comes from the Latin word portare, 'to carry', the same root as in transport, which means 'to carry across', and in porter, a person who carries. A helpful way to remember the software sense is to think of a program you can 'carry' on a USB drive so it runs portably on different computers without installation.