From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
port
adj : located on the left side of a ship or aircraft [syn:
larboard]
n 1: a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise
can enter or leave a country
2: sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal [syn:
port wine]
3: an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing
through [syn: embrasure, porthole]
4: the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the
bow or nose [syn: larboard] [ant: starboard]
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) [syn: interface]
v 1: transfer data from one computer to another via a cable that
links connecting ports
2: put or turn on the left side, of a ship; "port the helm"
3: bring to port; "the captain ported the ship at night"
4: land at or reach a port; "The ship finally ported"
5: turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship; "The big
ship was slowly porting"
6: carry, bear, convey, or bring; "The small canoe could be
ported easily"
7: carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body,
especially of weapons; "port a rifle"
8: drink port; "We were porting all in the club after dinner"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Larboard \Lar"board`\, n. [Lar- is of uncertain origin, possibly
the same as lower, i. e., humbler in rank, because the
starboard side is considered by mariners as higher in rank;
cf. D. laag low, akin to E. low. See Board, n., 8.] (Naut.)
The left-hand side of a ship to one on board facing toward
the bow; port; -- opposed to starboard.
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Note: Larboard is a nearly obsolete term, having been
superseded by port to avoid liability of confusion
with starboard, owing to similarity of sound.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Port \Port\, n. [From Oporto, in Portugal, i. e., ? porto the
port, L. portus. See Port harbor.]
A dark red or purple astringent wine made in Portugal. It
contains a large percentage of alcohol.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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Peering in maps for ports and piers and roads.
--Shak.
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We are in port if we have Thee. --Keble.
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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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Free port. See under Free.
Port bar. (Naut,)
(a) A boom. See Boom, 4, also Bar, 3.
(b) A bar, as of sand, at the mouth of, or in, a port.
Port charges (Com.), charges, as wharfage, etc., to which a
ship or its cargo is subjected in a harbor.
Port of entry, a harbor where a customhouse is established
for the legal entry of merchandise.
Port toll (Law), a payment made for the privilege of
bringing goods into port.
Port warden, the officer in charge of a port; a harbor
master.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Port \Port\, v. t. (Naut.)
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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Port \Port\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ported; p. pr. & vb. n.
Porting.] [F. porter, L. portare to carry. See Port
demeanor.]
1. To carry; to bear; to transport. [Obs.]
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They are easily ported by boat into other shires.
--Fuller.
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2. (Mil.) 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.
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Began to hem him round with ported spears. --Milton.
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Port arms, a position in the manual of arms, executed as
above.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Port \Port\, n. [F. porte, L. porta, akin to portus; cf. AS.
porte, fr. L. porta. See Port a harbor, and cf. Porte.]
1. A passageway; an opening or entrance to an inclosed place;
a gate; a door; a portal. [Archaic]
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Him I accuse
The city ports by this hath entered. --Shak.
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Form their ivory port the cherubim
Forth issuing. --Milton.
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2. (Naut.) 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.
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Her ports being within sixteen inches of the water.
--Sir W.
Raleigh.
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3. (Mach.) 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.
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Air port, Bridle port, etc. See under Air, Bridle,
etc.
Port bar (Naut.), a bar to secure the ports of a ship in a
gale.
Port lid (Naut.), a lid or hanging for closing the
portholes of a vessel.
Steam port, & Exhaust port (Steam Engine), the ports of
the cylinder communicating with the valve or valves, for
the entrance or exit of the steam, respectively.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Port \Port\, n. [F. port, fr. porter to carry, L. portare, prob.
akin to E. fare, v. See Port harbor, and cf. Comport,
Export, Sport.]
The manner in which a person bears himself; deportment;
carriage; bearing; demeanor; hence, manner or style of
living; as, a proud port. [archaic] --Spenser.
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And of his port as meek as is a maid. --Chaucer.
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The necessities of pomp, grandeur, and a suitable port
in the world. --South.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Port \Port\, n. [Etymology uncertain.] (Naut.)
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.
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 Sep 2003) [foldoc]:
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. <operating system, programming> 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. <language> An imperative language descended from Zed
from Waterloo Microsystems (now Hayes Canada) ca. 1979.
["Port Language" document in the Waterloo Port Development
System].
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