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Portable vs Gameboard - What's the difference?

portable | gameboard |

As nouns the difference between portable and gameboard

is that portable is a portable toilet; a self-contained outhouse while gameboard is a portable surface on which a game is played, and which is marked for play of that game.

As an adjective portable

is able to be carried or easily moved.

portable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to be carried or easily moved.
  • (computing) Of software, able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.

    • Derived terms

    * hand-portable * man-portable * portableness * portability

    See also

    * hand-held * transportable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A portable toilet; a self-contained outhouse.
  • Any temporary building that is portable, especially one located at a school.
  • (video games) A hand-held video gaming device.
  • (computing) a portable computer

    • Synonyms

    * (portable toilet ): portable toilet, port-a-john, porta-kybo, portaloo, porta-potty, port-a-san, port-o-let, sani-privy, turdis

    gameboard

    English

    Alternative forms

    * game board

    Noun

  • A portable surface on which a game is played, and which is marked for play of that game.

    • Synonyms

    * board

    Hyponyms

    * checkerboard, chessboard

    Related terms

    * board game * game

    See also

    * gaming board

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