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| ===== Portability ===== | ===== Portability ===== | ||
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| [[dido:public:ra:1.4_req:2_nonfunc:10_portability|See 2.2.1 Portability]] | [[dido:public:ra:1.4_req:2_nonfunc:10_portability|See 2.2.1 Portability]] | ||
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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 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 application to Linux means to modify the program so that it can be run in a Linux environment. | ||
| - | **Portability** refers to the ability of an application to move across environments, not just across platforms. To clarify, a computer platform generally refers to the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:o:os|operating system]] and computer hardware only. A computer environment is much broader and may include the hardware, the operating system and the interfaces with other software, users and programmers. | + | **Portability** 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 to the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:o:os|operating system]] and computer hardware only. A computer environment is much broader and may include the hardware, the operating system and the interfaces with other software, users and programmers. |
| Source: [[https://www.techopedia.com/definition/8921/portability ]] | Source: [[https://www.techopedia.com/definition/8921/portability ]] | ||
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