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In [[software engineering]], '''porting''' is the process of adapting [[software]] so that an [[executable program]] can be created for a [[computing environment]] that is different from the one for which it was originally designed (e.g. different [[CPU]], [[operating system]], or [[third party library]]). | In [[software engineering]], '''porting''' is the process of adapting [[software]] so that an [[executable program]] can be created for a [[computing environment]] that is different from the one for which it was originally designed (e.g. different [[CPU]], [[operating system]], or [[third party library]]). | ||
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Revision as of 03:20, 7 February 2016
In software engineering, porting is the process of adapting software so that an executable program can be created for a computing environment that is different from the one for which it was originally designed (e.g. different CPU, operating system, or third party library).
Description
The term is also used when software/hardware is changed to make them usable in different environments.
Software is portable when the cost of porting it to a new platform is less than the cost of writing it from scratch.
The lower the cost of porting software, relative to its implementation cost, the more portable it is said to be.
See also
External links
- Porting @ Wikipedia
