portable system
collocation in Englishmeaningsofportableandsystem
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portable
adjective
uk/ˈpɔː.tə.bəl/us/ˈpɔːr.t̬ə.bəl/
light and small enough to be easily carried ...
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system
noun
uk/ˈsɪs.təm/us/ˈsɪs.təm/
a set of connected things or devices that ...
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(Definition ofportableandsystemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The case for a moreportablesystemis evident here.
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Aportablesystemfor measuring the photosynthesis and transpiration of graminaceous leaves.
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The miniature system was not able to produce any spectra for this sample and theportablesystemshowed only substratum information.
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But we wanted aportablesystem, which ruled out the use of features specific to a particular compiler.
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The judge advocate will have aportablesystemat home so that he can be dialled up literally at any time.
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The judge advocate will have aportablesystemat home with him, and it will be possible to dial him up almost literally at any time.
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The game was to feature over 200 characters and, according to the interview, more gameplay than just about anything out there on theportablesystem.
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The game contains 30 playable characters (counting all modes in the game altogether), which is unusually large for a third-party game for aportablesystem.
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When more power is used, aportablesystemwill have a shorter battery life and require recharging more often.
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Much work is in progress for developing agreed and portable systems of webpage indexing which would allow pages to be found more easily.
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Trust this season to provide the police with 45 portable systems to improve evidence gathering, which will enable them to take more positive action against troublemakers.
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The thing we're thinking about most is not portable systems, consoles, and so forth, but that we want to get new people playing games.
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Today, it is probably closer to 6 to 10 contractors with 15 to 20 portable systems commercially available.
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In today's world of standard interfaces and portable systems, this may not seem such a radical goal; but at the time, it was revolutionary.
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Home players were introduced in 1966 that allowed consumers to share tapes between their homes and portable systems.
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Smaller, portable systems can be operated on a small launch or tender vessel unlike the older systems that required considerable time and effort to attach to a ship's hull.
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