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portable application

computer program configured to store its settings and data separately from the system, so that it can be relocated
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portable application

Summary

portable application has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • portable application is a type of software[2].
  • portable application is a type of application software[3].
  • portable application is a type of product distribution method[4].
  • portable application's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Portable software[5].
  • portable application's has characteristic is recorded as isolation[6].
  • portable application's different from is recorded as software portability[7].
  • portable application's different from is recorded as porting[8].
  • portable application's different from is recorded as relocation[9].
  • portable application's different from is recorded as Position-independent code[10].
  • portable application's uses is recorded as relative path[11].
  • portable application's has list is recorded as list of portable software[12].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include software[2], application software[3], and product distribution method[4].

Why It Matters

portable application has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

application software

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · KenntnisseSchüler · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → software, application software, product distribution method
    Subclass of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Portable software
    Uses → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q1674485]]"
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