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Movable vs. Portable — What's the Difference?

Movable vs. Portable — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Movable and Portable

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Movable

Capable of being moved
They stripped the town of all movable objects and fled

Portable

Carried or moved with ease
A portable typewriter.
A portable generator.

Movable

(of property) of the nature of a chattel, as distinct from land or buildings
A man of sufficient movable property but with hardly any land

Portable

Capable of being transferred from one employer to another. Used of an employee benefit.

Movable

Property or possessions not including land or buildings
A tax of one shilling in the pound on movables
In many cases the movables are the facilities and stock-in-trade of a business
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Portable

(Computers) Relating to or being software that can run on two or more kinds of computers or with two or more kinds of operating systems.

Movable

Possible to move
A movable stove.
A movable rock.

Portable

(Obsolete) Bearable; endurable.

Movable

Varying in date from year to year
A movable holiday.

Portable

Something, such as a light or small typewriter, that can be carried or moved with ease.

Movable

(Law) Of or relating to personal property (that is, property that can be moved).

Portable

Able to be carried or easily moved.

Movable

Something, especially a piece of furniture, that can be moved.

Portable

Able to be transferred from one organization to another.
A portable pension plan

Movable

Movables(Law) Personal property.

Portable

(computing) Of software: able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.

Movable

Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; not fixed or stationary

Portable

Create cross-platform, portable programs, and why can't C++ do the same?}}

Movable

Changing from one time to another
This feast is movable - its date varies from year to year.

Portable

(computing) Of a program: able to be copied directly from one machine to another without the use of an installer.

Movable

Something which is movable; an article of wares or goods; a commodity; a piece of property not fixed, or not a part of real estate; generally, in the plural, goods; wares; furniture.

Portable

A portable building used for temporary purposes, particularly:

Movable

Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion; not fixed or stationary; as, a movable steam engine.

Portable

Clipping of portable toilet

Movable

Changing from one time to another; as, movable feasts, i. e., church festivals, the date of which varies from year to year.

Portable

A trailer or other movable structure used for classes at a school.

Movable

An article of wares or goods; a commodity; a piece of property not fixed, or not a part of real estate; generally, in the plural, goods; wares; furniture.
Furnished with the most rich and princely movables.

Portable

(computing) portable computer

Movable

Property not attached to the soil.

Portable

(video games) A hand-held video gaming device.

Movable

(of personal property as opposed to real estate) can be moved from place to place (especially carried by hand)

Portable

Capable of being borne or carried; easily transported; conveyed without difficulty; as, a portable bed, desk, engine.

Movable

Capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another

Portable

Possible to be endured; supportable.
How light and portable my pain seems now!

Portable

A small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried

Portable

Easily or conveniently transported;
A portable television set

Portable

Of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull;
A portable outboard motor

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