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  1. portables: Merriam-Webster
  2. portables: Collins English Dictionary
  3. portables: Vocabulary.com
  4. Portables, portable's, portables: Wordnik
  5. portables: Wiktionary
  6. portables: Dictionary.com
  7. Portables: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. Portables: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Portables: Encyclopedia

(Note: See portable as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (portable)

adjective:  Able to be carried or easily moved.
adjective:  Able to be transferred from one organization to another.
adjective:  (computing) Of software: able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.
adjective:  (computing) Of a program: able to be copied directly from one machine to another without the use of an installer.
noun:  A trailer or other movable structure used for classes at a school.
noun:  (video games) A hand-held video gaming device.
noun:  A portable building used for temporary purposes, particularly: [A movable toilet, particularly a portable outhouse used where other lavatories are unavailable (as at a construction site) or insufficient (as at special events).]
noun:  Clipping of portable toilet. [A movable toilet, particularly a portable outhouse used where other lavatories are unavailable (as at a construction site) or insufficient (as at special events).]
noun:  (computing) Clipping of portable computer. [(computing) A microcomputer powered by batteries with an integral display screen and integral input device (such as a keyboard) that can be used on the move.]
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