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Porting

In software development, porting is the process of adapting software to run in a different context. Often it involves modifying source code so that a program can run on a different platform (i.e. on a different CPU or operating system) or in a different environment (i.e. with a different library or framework). It also describes adapting a change or…

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Porting

Nodes99
Edges98
Triples36
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020202
Components1

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Porting

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see also · 14
Porting → Ability, Automated, Backporting, Communications, Computer, Cross-platform, Design, Developing, Interface, Non-functional, Program, Software, System, Translator
related to history · 12
Porting → ARM, CPU, CPUs, In, International, ISO, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Most, POSIX, The, Writing
related to Porting of video games · 9
Porting → Atari, For, From, Many, Pac-Man, PC, ROM, The, The Hobbit
is a · 1
Porting → process of adapting software to run in a different context

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Portingis aprocess of adapting software to run in a different context0.90text
Portingrelated to historyThe0.60section
Portingrelated to historyCPUs0.60section
Portingrelated to historyCPU0.60section
Portingrelated to historyIn0.60section
Portingrelated to historyMicrosoft Windows0.60section
Portingrelated to historyLinux0.60section
Portingrelated to historyARM0.60section
Portingrelated to historyInternational0.60section
Portingrelated to historyISO0.60section
Portingrelated to historyWriting0.60section
Portingrelated to historyPOSIX0.60section

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