Ported

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /ˈpoɹ.tɪd/

Definitions

1. To adapt software or data so it can operate on a different computer or system ; to unload and carry goods or passengers from a ship to shore
2. The process of converting software for use on a new platform or operating system ; the act of transferring cargo or people off a vessel
3. Transferring a program or data to run on another device or environment ; moving freight or travelers from a ship onto land

Etymology: Despite looking identical, the verb "port" is a different word from the nautical noun for a harbour. The verb comes from Old French "porter", from Latin "portāre", meaning "carry". The same root gave English "transport" and "portable". So when a programmer ports software to a new system, they are, in origin, carrying it across, and cargo ported off a ship has been carried off it. The harbour "port" descends from Latin "portus" and entered Old English as a separate word. It is a distant relative of "ford". Its directional sense, meaning the left side of a ship, comes from older vessels whose steering oar sat on the right. Those ships had to moor with their left sides facing the wharf.

Synonyms: transferred, conveyed, delivered, sent, transmitted

Antonyms: received, accepted, acquired, gained, obtained