port
    adj 1: located on the left side of a ship or aircraft [syn:
           port, 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, port wine]
    3: an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing
       through [syn: port, embrasure, porthole]
    4: the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard
       and facing the bow or nose [syn: larboard, port] [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, port]
    v 1: put or turn on the left side, of a ship; "port the helm"
    2: bring to port; "the captain ported the ship at night"
    3: land at or reach a port; "The ship finally ported"
    4: turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship; "The big ship
       was slowly porting"
    5: carry, bear, convey, or bring; "The small canoe could be
       ported easily"
    6: carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body,
       especially of weapons; "port a rifle"
    7: drink port; "We were porting all in the club after dinner"
    8: modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform

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         superseded by port to avoid liability of confusion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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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port
port number

   1.  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 a 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 3232 (which replaces
   RFC 1700).  Ports are now divided into: "Well Known" or
   "Privileged", and "Ephemeral" or "Unprivileged" (comprising
   "Registered", "Dynamic", "Private").

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   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].

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PORT. A place to which the officers of the customs are appropriated, and 
which include the privileges and guidance of all members and creeks which 
are allotted to them. 1 Chit. Com. Law, 726; Postlewaith's Com. Dict. h.t.; 
1 Chit. Com. L. Index, h.t. According to Dalloz, a port is a place within 
land, protected against the waves and winds, and affording to vessels a 
place of safety. Diet. Supp. h.t. By the Roman law a port is defined to be 
locus, conclusus, quo importantur merces, et unde exportantur. Dig. 50,16, 
59. See 7 N. S. 81. 2. A port differs from a haven, (q.v.) and includes 
something more. 1st. It is a place at which vessels may arrive and 
discharge, or take in their cargoes. 2. It comprehends a vale, city or 
borough, called in Latin caput corpus, for the reception of mariners and 
merchants, for securing the goods, and bringing them to market, and for 
victualling the ships. 3. It is impressed with its legal character by the 
civil authority. Hale de Portibus Mar. c. 2; 1 Harg. 46, 73; Bac. Ab. 
Prerogative, D 5; Com. Dig. Navigation, E; 4 Inst. 148; Callis on Sewers, 
56; 2 Chit. Com. Law, 2; Dig. 60, 16, 59; Id. 43, 12, 1, 13; Id. 47, 10, 15, 
7; Id. 39, 4, 15.