porten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- port noun A town or harbour where ships load, unload, or shelter.
Senses
porten is used for these senses in English:
- port (nautical) Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel when facing the bow.
- port (nautical, aviation, uncountable) The left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing the front. Used to unambiguously refer to directions relative to the vessel structure, rather than to a person or object on board.
- port (also, networking) A number that delimits a connection for specific processes or parts of a network service.
- port (transitive, computing, video games) To adapt, modify, or recode to work on a different platform.
port — full definition
- noun A town or harbour where ships load, unload, or shelter.
- noun The left-hand side of a ship or aircraft when facing forward.
- noun A socket on a computer or device where a cable or peripheral connects.
- verb To adapt software so it runs on a different platform or system.
- noun A strong, sweet, fortified red wine traditionally made in Portugal.