portability
nounEtymology From portable + -ity.
› The quality of being portable.
1
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Software Usually The ability of a program (or software system) to execute properly on multiple hardware platforms.
2
Usually The ability of an employee to move between different social security schemes without losing their contributions.
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Usually The ability of a telephone subscriber to keep their number when switching to a different network.
- […] number portability is crucial for competition, because it enables consumers to change service providers without being forced to change their phone number. Number portability is a statutory requirement, and it imposes costs on all[…]1999, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection, Reauthorization of the Federal Communications Commission: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, March 17, 1999, page 117:
- Derived terms
- nonportability