<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>capable of being transported or conveyed: a portable stage</li><li>easily carried or conveyed by hand: I found a lightweight, portable propane stove for our trekking holiday</li><li>Computers: (of data sets, software, etc.) capable of being used on different computer systems</li><li>Obsolete: endurable</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>something that is easily carried by hand, especially as distinguished from a counterpart that is harder or less convenient to move: Of their three television sets, one is a portable.</li></ul>