portability
noun
por·ta·bil·i·ty
ˌpȯr-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
plural portabilities
1
: the quality or state of being portable
2
: the transferability of a worker's benefits from one pension fund to another when the worker changes jobs
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At the time, SpaceX only charged $135 per month for the portability add-on when accounting for the $110 residential Starlink fee.
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025
These tools provided the flexibility to scale seamlessly while maintaining portability across different cloud providers.
—Srikanta Datta, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Yes, there’s a big trade-off with weight and portability, but there’s no point in stargazing with 25mm or even 32mm objectives.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
The downside of upright vacuums is often their weight and lack of portability for reaching tricky spaces, but this model offers a lift-away feature that detaches the vacuum pod.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025
These tools provided the flexibility to scale seamlessly while maintaining portability across different cloud providers.
—Srikanta Datta, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Yes, there’s a big trade-off with weight and portability, but there’s no point in stargazing with 25mm or even 32mm objectives.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
The downside of upright vacuums is often their weight and lack of portability for reaching tricky spaces, but this model offers a lift-away feature that detaches the vacuum pod.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Portability.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/portability. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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