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Portable vs Walkman - What's the difference?

portable | walkman |

As nouns the difference between portable and walkman

is that portable is a portable toilet; a self-contained outhouse while walkman is a personal audio cassette player with headphones.

As a 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

    walkman

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Walkman

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A personal audio cassette player with headphones.