Synonyms for

Porting

Verb / ˈpɔ:rtɪŋ / Another word for porting — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

The act of transferring software from one system or platform to another.

Synonyms & similar words

port transferring moving migrating shifting conveying carrying transporting relocating transposing changing adapting transforming converting modifying updating upgrading redeveloping reengineering replatforming rewriting

Example sentences

  1. The company is porting its software to the cloud.
  2. We need to port the data from the old system to the new one.
  3. The game developer is porting their game to different consoles.
  4. I am porting my phone number to a new carrier.
  5. The team is porting the website to a new server.

Quotes

  • 'The hardest part of designing software is naming things. This is especially true when the software is a programming language that is also porting itself from another programming language.' - James Iry
  • 'I'm porting a multi-tasking operating system to run on a single tasking operating system. It's like porting a bicycle into a unicycle.' - Linus Torvalds
  • 'Porting an application to Macintosh is like porting a bison to Africa. The environment is hostile, the move often comes too late, but worst of all, there isn't a single hungry lion around to take notice.' - Craig Bruce

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