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| port [ pawrt ] |
noun (plural ports) |
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1. comput external computer connection: an external socket on a computer's main unit CPU where a peripheral device such as a printer, keyboard, or network cable is plugged in
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2. comput adaptation of software: the act of converting software so that it can run on a different operating system
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3. nautical opening in boat: a watertight opening in the side of a boat, used for loading and unloading and as a means of general access to the holds
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4. nautical
Same as porthole (sense 1)
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5. military gun hole: a small opening in an armored vehicle, military aircraft, naval vessel, or fortification through which a gun can be fired
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6. engineering valve-operated opening: an opening controlled by a valve, e.g. any of the openings in the cylinder of an internal combustion engine
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transitive verb (past and past participle port·ed, present participle port·ing, 3rd person present singular ports) |
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comput convert software for different system: to convert software to run on a different operating system
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| [13th century. Via French, "gate" < Latin porta] |
