portable device

Handheld electronic tool

A portable device is any piece of equipment designed to be easily carried and used in different locations.

The term most often refers to electronics—laptops, tablets, smartphones, handheld game consoles—but extends to anything mobile: a portable device for measuring blood pressure, portable devices like flashlights and radios.

The phrase emphasizes mobility over fixed installation.

Related

pager · charger · power bank · low battery · touchscreen · swipe to unlock · heart rate monitor · flashlight · laptop · USB flash drive · smartwatch · case · smartphone · digital camera · battery · unlock · vibrate · tap

Categories
Opposites
mobility and transportability

portable deviceheavy machinery

Large powered industrial apparatus

scale and installation

portable devicemainframe computer

Large organizational computing system

industrial machinery · HVAC system · server rack · data center · printing press

location dependence

portable deviceinfrastructure

Basic physical systems

Family

device, portable

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G