porting

USPORT-ing/ˈpɔɹtɪŋ/UKPAWT-ing/ˈpɔːtɪŋ/

Noun pluralportings

2 meanings of porting

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of port. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.
The team is porting the game to a new console.
Porting the app to phones took several weeks.
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2
nouncountable or uncountable
An opening that lets liquid or other material flow in or through something.
Like the hole in a watering can spout that lets water pour out.
Water moves into the tank through a small porting near the bottom.
The new porting lets more air flow into the engine.
Similaropening, passage, inlet
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porting is a form of port

port, verb: To change a program so it can run on a different device or system. Full entry

Forms: portports he/she/itporting -ing formported past tense, past participle
Spelling: port → porting: add -ing

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