Definition of Port

Babylon English
port
v. turn to the left (in a ship or airplane); hold a weapon
n. type of red sweet wine
n. entry point for goods or passengers; city with a port; left-hand side (in ships or airplanes); interface for connecting external devices to a computer (Computers); transfer of a program from one platform to another (Computers)

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Port Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

BTS Transportation Expressions
Port
1) Harbor with piers or docks ; 2) left side of ship when facing forward ; 3) opening in a ship's side for handling freight. (MARAD2)
A harbor area in which are located marine terminal facilities for transferring cargo between ships and land transportation. (MARAD1)
See also Harbor.

Glossary of petroleum Industry
port
(nautical) the left side of a vessel (determined by looking toward the bow).

Shipping Glossary
Port
(a) Harbor with piers or docks; (b) Left side of a ship when facing the bow;  (c) Opening in a ship's side for handling freight.

Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description
PORT
Port Financial Corporation
Exchange: Nasdaq
Savings and loan holding company with subsidiary which performs savings and loan operations, mortgage banking and other related financial activities.


Port Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

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port
1. <networking> A logical channel or channel endpoint in a communications system. The Transmission Control Protocol and User Datagram Protocol transport layer protocols used on Ethernet use port numbers to distinguish between (demultiplex) different logical channels on the same network interface on the same computer.
Each application program has a unique port number associated with it, defined in /etc/services or the Network Information Service "services" database. Some protocols, e.g. telnet and HTTP (which is actually a special form of telnet) have default ports specified as above but can use other ports as well.
Some port numbers are defined in RFC 1700, divided into well-known ports and registered ports.
2. To translate or modify software to run on a different platform, or the results of doing so. The portability of the software determines how easy it is to port.
3. An imperative language descended from Zed from Waterloo Microsystems (now Hayes Canada) ca. 1979.
["Port Language" document in the Waterloo Port Development System].
(2002-06-19)


Port Language
["Communicating Parallel Processes", J. Kerridge et al, Soft Prac & Exp 16(1):63-86 (Jan 1986)].

A Glossary of Internet & PC Terminology
Port
A Port is part of the PC that is used for passing data in and out of a computing device. This is normally located on the back of the PC. The port can be a Serial Port - data is sent/received one bit at a time through a cable containing a single wire, or a Parallel port where the data is sent/received through a cable containing several pieces of wire so that more than one bit at a time can be processed. Also referred to as the I/O Port.

WebGuest Web Glossary
Port
Related to the Internet  , a port is a part of a Web server  that handles requests for particular services (FTP  , TELNET  , WWW ).
Each of those services has its own port number, where it "listens" for requests. For example, WWW servers normally listen on port 80. When you use a non-standard port number, it must be specified in the URL  after a colon (:) (eg
http://www.domain.com:8000)

Internet Glossary
Port
3 meanings. First and most generally, a place where information goes into or out of a computer, or both. E.g. the serial port on a personal computer is where a modem would be connected.


On the Internet port often refers to a number that is part of a URL, appearing after a colon (:) right after the domain name. Every service on an Internet server listens on a particular port number on that server. Most services have standard port numbers, e.g. Web servers normally listen on port 80. Services can also listen on non-standard ports, in which case the port number must be specified in a URL when accessing the server, so you might see a URL of the form:

gopher://peg.cwis.uci.edu:7000/

shows a gopher server running on a non-standard port (the standard gopher port is 70).
Finally, port also refers to translating a piece of software to bring it from one type of computer system to another, e.g. to translate a Windows program so that is will run on a Macintosh.

See Also: Domain Name , Server , URL

JDK Doc(JAVA)
port
- Variable in class java.net.SocketImpl 
protected int port
The port number on the remote host to which this socket is connected.

Panda Software Glossary
Port
Point through which a computer transfers information (inbound / outbound) via TCP/IP.

Electronic Games
Port
Port, When a game is "moved" from one console to another. (For example, there are Dreamcast  ports of the original PSX Resident Evil  games).

SAN Acronyms
Port
A Fibre Channel entity that connects a node to the network.

Internetworking Terms
port
A port is a transport layer demultiplexing value. Each application has a unique port number associated with it. See also: Transmission Control Protocol, User Datagram Protocol.

INTERNET TERMS&ACRONYMSV1.0
PORT
A connection to a computer to enable other devices,such as printers,modems,monitors,keyboards,mice,etc. To interface with the computer.
A logical connection to a network.Different port numbers are used for different purposes,for example,http usually users port 80.

Glossary of Electronic Music Terms
port
Verb: To translate a program written for one computer so that it can be

The Internet Dictionary
port
A point of I/O access to a computer or system. Also, to convert a program from one platform to run on another (e.g., from Unix to MS-DOS or MacOS).

Glossary of Computer and Internet Terms
Port
An Internet port refers to a number that indicates what kind of protocol a server on the Internet is using. For example, web servers typically are listed on port 80. Web browsers use this port by default when accessing web pages, but you can also specify what port you would like to use in the URL like this: http://www.excite.com:80/. Game servers, like a Quake server, or a KALI server also use different ports. It is good to know what a port is, but you seldom will have to specify it manually, so don't freak out. There are also two other computer-related meanings of port. One refers to the ports that are on the back of a computer where devices can be hooked up (like a serial port or a printer port). The other is used as a verb and refers to the editing of a program's code so that it can run on another platform. For example, to get Final Fantasy VII to run on a PC, programmers needed to port it to the PC from the Playstation. Mac programs are (too) often ported from PC versions.


Port Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Port
(v.)
In law and commercial usage, a harbor where vessels are admitted to discharge and receive cargoes, from whence they depart and where they finish their voyages.
  
(v.)
A place where ships may ride secure from storms; a sheltered inlet, bay, or cove; a harbor; a haven. Used also figuratively.
  
(v. t.)
To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; -- said of the helm, and used chiefly in the imperative, as a command; as, port your helm.
  
(v. t.)
To throw, as a musket, diagonally across the body, with the lock in front, the right hand grasping the small of the stock, and the barrel sloping upward and crossing the point of the left shoulder; as, to port arms.
  
(v. t.)
To carry; to bear; to transport.
  
(n.)
The manner in which a person bears himself; deportment; carriage; bearing; demeanor; hence, manner or style of living; as, a proud port.
  
(n.)
The larboard or left side of a ship (looking from the stern toward the bow); as, a vessel heels to port. See Note under Larboard. Also used adjectively.
  
(n.)
An opening in the side of a vessel; an embrasure through which cannon may be discharged; a porthole; also, the shutters which close such an opening.
  
(n.)
A passageway; an opening or entrance to an inclosed place; a gate; a door; a portal.
  
(n.)
A passageway in a machine, through which a fluid, as steam, water, etc., may pass, as from a valve to the interior of the cylinder of a steam engine; an opening in a valve seat, or valve face.
  
(n.)
A dark red or purple astringent wine made in Portugal. It contains a large percentage of alcohol.
  

WordNet 2.0
port

Noun
1. a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
(hypernym) geographic point, geographical point
(hyponym) entrepot, transshipment center
2. sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal
(synonym) port wine
(hypernym) fortified wine
3. an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through
(synonym) embrasure, porthole
(hypernym) opening
(classification) ship
4. the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose
(synonym) larboard
(hypernym) side
5. (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals)
(synonym) interface
(hypernym) computer circuit
(hyponym) parallel interface, parallel port
(classification) computer science, computing

Verb
1. transfer data from one computer to another via a cable that links connecting ports
(hypernym) transfer
(derivation) interface
2. put or turn on the left side, of a ship; "port the helm"
(hypernym) turn
(derivation) larboard
3. bring to port; "the captain ported the ship at night"
4. land at or reach a port; "The ship finally ported"
(hypernym) land, set down
5. turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship; "The big ship was slowly porting"
(hypernym) turn
(derivation) larboard
6. carry, bear, convey, or bring; "The small canoe could be ported easily"
(hypernym) transport, carry
(derivation) porter
7. carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons; "port a rifle"
(hypernym) transport, carry
8. drink port; "We were porting all in the club after dinner"
(hypernym) drink, booze, fuddle
(derivation) port wine

Adjective
1. located on the left side of a ship or aircraft
(synonym) larboard
(similar) left

The Phrase Finder
POSH - Port out, starboard home
Meaning
Elegant, swanky, rich.

Australian Slang
Port
1. suitcase; 2. (Qld) shopping bag (shortened form of “portmanteau”)

Shakespeare Words
PORT
a gate

hEnglish - advanced version
port

port
\port\, n. [as. port, l. portus: cf. f. port. see farm, v., ford, and 1st, 3d, & 4h port.]
1. a place where ships may ride secure from storms; a sheltered inlet, bay, or cove; a harbor; a haven. used also figuratively. peering in maps for ports and piers and roads. we are in port if we have thee.
2. in law and commercial usage, a harbor where vessels are admitted to discharge and receive cargoes, from whence they depart and where they finish their voyages.


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 serial port 
 sally port 
 port charges 
 port lid 
 port toll 
 port of entry 
 stern port 
 exhaust port 
 air port 
 port vila 
 two-port 
 raft port 
 port-royalist 
 gun port 
 establishment of the port 
 bridle port 
 port bar 
 port warden 
 half-port 
 treaty port 
 port orford cedar 
 port jackson shark 
 port address translation 
 steam port 
 port arms 
 free port 
 chase port 
 three-port 
 port jackson fig 

Irish Gaelic words and phrases
port
jig

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
port
caladh, calafort, cuan, port
(internet)port: (briathar): iompar trasna

English Phonetics

JM Languages
PORT VATO
Port Vato is a language spoken on Ambrym Island in Vanuatu.
The language is: Port Vato

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Hafn
Hafn = n. a haven, a port, a harbour, a safe station for ships

Porth
Porth = n. aid, help what bears; sustenance; a carriage; a ferry; a port; a gateway

Porthfa
Porthfa = n. a carrying place; a port

Porthladd
Porthladd = n. a port, a harbour


Port Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
port
An implanted device through which blood may be withdrawn and drugs may be infused without repeated needle sticks. Also called a port-a-cath.

The TCRC Glossary for Testicular Cancer and Other Related Conditons
Port
(1) A well defined area on the body at which the radiation beam is aimed. For testicular cancer, the port is often referred to as a "hockey stick" or "dog leg" shaped area that includes the retroperitoneal and pelvic lymph nodes.  (2) A small plastic or metal container surgically placed under the skin and attached to a central venous catheter inside the body. Blood and fluids can enter or leave the body through the port using a special needle. These devices are expensive and are not free of problems; they should not be implanted without good indications. Normally implantation is performed by a surgeon with experience in this technique, in a operational theatre under local anaesthetic


Port Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Dictionary of Automotive Terms
Port
1. Openings in engine cylinder blocks for exhaust and intake valves and water connections. Also see adjustable variable exhaust port , exhaust port , intake port , transfer port , and valve port .
2. To smooth out, align, and somewhat enlarge the intake passageway to the valves or intake chambers (especially in two-stroke engines).
3. A small hole in the master brake cylinder to permit fluid to return to the reservoir. See compensating port and intake port .

Fiber Optics, Optical Networking Terms
Port
Hardware entity at each end of the link.

Telecommunication Standard Terms
port
1. Of a device or network, a point of access where signals may be inserted or extracted, or where the device or network variables may be observed or measured. (188 ) 2. In a communications network, a point at which signals can enter or leave the network en route to or from another network.

Aviation Acronyms and Terms
port
Nautical usage adopted in aviation. The left side, as determined by an observer in the vehicle, when vehicle and observer are right side up, and observer is looking ``forward'' (in the normal direction of travel of the vessel or vehicle).

Technical English by wpv
Port
One of several rendezvous points where TCP/IP connections can be made on a computer. Ports are numbered, with several locations reserved for specific types of network activity, such as telnet on port 23, HTTP traffic on port 80 and USENET news (NNTP) on port 119.

RF Electronics
Port
A circuit in an electronic device for the input or output of signals. A point of access into a computer, a network, or other electronic device; the physical or electrical interface through which one gains access; the interface between a process and a communications or transmission facility.


Port Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries

Environmental Engineering (English ver.)
PORT
(1) A place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships; a city or town on a waterway with such facilities. Also, the waterfront district of a city. (2) A place along a coast that gives ships and boats protection from storms and rough water; a Harbor.

The Scotch Whisky by SDA v.4.20
Lochindaal Distillery
(a.k.a. Port Charlotte Distillery)
(closed and dismantled in 1929)
Founded by Colin Campbell in 1829
Location: Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay, Argyll (Scotland)
Water source: Loch Garroch
Neighboring distillery: Bruichladdich

North Port
North Port (Brechin) 23 YO, Single Highland Scotch Malt Whisky

By: Dormant Distillery Co.

North Port of Brechin Distillery
(Closed and dismantled in 1984)
(a.k.a. Townhead Distillery or Brechin Distillery)
Founded in 1820 by David Guthrie
Location: Brechin, Angus, Eastern Highlands (Scotland)
Water source: Loch Lee
Other neighboring distillers: Glencadam, Glenesk
Owner: Diageo Plc (England)

Oak Port Cask
Oak Port Cask 1967, Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky

By: Gordon & Macphail (Elgin, Scotland)

Port Dundas
Port Dundas, Single Grain Scotch Whisky

By: Diageo plc. (London, England)

Port Dundas Distillery
Grain distillery
There were 2 distilleries with the same name.
Both distilleries merged in 1877
First distillery founded in 1811 by Daniel McFarlane
Second distillery founded in 1813 by Brown, Gourlie & Co
Location: Bank St., Glasgow (Scotland)


Port Ellen
Port Ellen 12, 13, 17 YO, Single Malt Scotch Whisky
By: Douglas Murdoch & Co. Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland)

Port Ellen Distillery
(Closed in 1983)
Founded in 1825 by Alexander K. Mackay and family
Location: Islay of Islay, Argyll (Scotland)
Owner: Diageo Plc (England)


Port Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries

maritime&shipping&trade
PORT
The left side of a ship looking forward. A harbour.

Nautical Know How Glossary of Boating Terms
PORT
The left side of a boat looking forward. A harbor.

Glossary Of Windsurfing Terminology
Port
Left. Indicated by the colour red in nautical circles. Sailing on port tack means that the wind is blowing over the left side of the board (and your left hand is forward). If a location (or sailing session) is referred to as 'port tack', it means the wind was blowing from the left, when looking out to sea.


Nautical Nomenclature
Port
the left side of the boat


Port Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

Chaucer's Middle English Glossary
port
noun bearing, manner


Port Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Port
(ter)svep (access); (pauk-)krani (window)


Port Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

Area Code International
Port
Switzerland +41-51


Port Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Port
A port is a facility for receiving ships and transferring cargo. They are usually situated at the edge of an oceanseariver, or lake. Ports often have cargo-handling equipment such as cranes (operated by longshoremen) and forklifts for use in loading/unloading of ships, which may be provided by private interests or public bodies. Often, canneries or other processing facilities will be located very close by.  Harbour pilots , barges and tugboats are often used to safely maneuver large ships in tight quarters as they approach and leave the docks. Ports which handle international traffic will have customs facilities.

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