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 The phrase "to port" means to modify software and make it adaptable to work on a different computer system. For example, to port an [[dido:​public:​ra:​xapend:​xapend.a_glossary:​a:​application|application]] to Linux means to modify the program so that it can be run in a Linux environment. The phrase "to port" means to modify software and make it adaptable to work on a different computer system. For example, to port an [[dido:​public:​ra:​xapend:​xapend.a_glossary:​a:​application|application]] to Linux means to modify the program so that it can be run in a Linux environment.
  
-**Portability** also refers to the ability of an application to move across environments,​ not just across platforms. To clarify, a computer platform generally refers only to the [[dido:​public:​ra:​xapend:​xapend.a_glossary:​o:​os|operating system]] and computer hardware. A computer environment is much broader and may include the hardware, the operating system and the interfaces with other software, users and programmers.+**Portability** also refers to the ability of an application to move across environments,​ not just across ​[[dido:​public:​ra:​xapend:​xapend.a_glossary:​p:​platform|platforms]]. To clarify, a computer platform generally refers only to the [[dido:​public:​ra:​xapend:​xapend.a_glossary:​o:​os|operating system]] and computer hardware. A computer environment is much broader and may include the hardware, the operating system and the interfaces with other software, users and programmers.
  
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