How to pronounce portable

Say it like this: /ˈpɔɹ.tə.bəl/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/ˈpɔɹ.tə.bəl/

What does portable mean?

adjAble to be carried or easily moved.

Able to be transferred from one organization to another.

“a portable pension plan”

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

“How do Java and C# create cross-platform, portable programs, and why can't C++ do the same?”

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