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transportability

transportability

6.1
How easily something works the same in different places or systems
  • noun
  • /trænspɔːrˈtæbɪlɪti/
translation icon : transferibilidad
  • The transportability of portable devices makes them convenient for travel.

Examples

  • Technological change promotes the transportability of knowledge and personnel.

    Academic text (1993)

  • That said, there's one big thing that's keeping CDs alive, and that's the transportability of digital media.

    Blog text (30)

  • One advantage of e-books is their transportability compared to traditional textbooks.

  • The transportability of this machinery is crucial for construction projects on different sites.

Synonyms

mobility
vstransportability
92 3.4

Being able to move or change position easily

adds the idea of being moved between contexts without losing value
portability
vstransportability
8 3.7

How easy something is to carry or move

includes ease of carrying plus transfer without significant loss across contexts
transferability
vstransportability
1 6.2

Ability to be moved from one person, place, or situation to another

stresses being moved across contexts without significant loss or change
movability
vstransportability
5.7

How easy it is to pick up or put in a different place

focuses on movement that preserves function or meaning across contexts
movableness
vstransportability
7.7

The ability of something to be picked up and placed somewhere else

emphasizes transferability while keeping use or meaning intact

Antonyms

immobility
4 6.3

A state of no movement or not being able to move

rigidity
  • Specialized
3 6.0

Not able to bend or change shape easily

How Transferable

portability
  • Specialized
3 4.3
transportability
6.1

Surface Forms

transportability singular
transportabilities plural

Morphology

transportability = transportable (transparent) = transport + able + ity

Derived by adding '-ity' to 'transportable' (transport + -able); the sense of movability or transferability directly follows from the base.

Etymology

The word transportability comes from the parts trans- 'across' and portare 'to carry', like in portable or transportable which mean something can be carried across boundaries. So, transportability is the quality that lets records, programs, or benefits move from one system or place to another without big change.