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In engineering, especially military, a '''portable''' device or system is a [[mobile (engineering)]] piece of equipment that is small enough to be carried, and used "on the move", by a single person. It has a self-contained, or replaceable battery power system.
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In engineering, especially military, a '''portable''' device or system is a [[mobile (engineering)|mobile]] piece of equipment that is small enough to be carried, and used "on the move", by a single person. It has a self-contained, or replaceable battery power system.


Portable devices may be used in the hand, such as a [[cellular telephony|cell phone]], or, as with a larger military radio such as the [[PRC-117|AN/PRC-117]], be packaged as a backpack. There are civilian applications in which a portable device is packaged in a customized briefcase or other piece of hand-carried luggage.
Portable devices may be used in the hand, such as a [[cellular telephony|cell phone]], or, as with a larger military radio such as the [[PRC-117|AN/PRC-117]], be packaged as a backpack. There are civilian applications in which a portable device is packaged in a customized briefcase or other piece of hand-carried luggage.


[[AN-]] designations for portable military electronics begin with the letter "P".
[[AN-]] designations for portable military electronics begin with the letter "P".

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In engineering, especially military, a portable device or system is a mobile piece of equipment that is small enough to be carried, and used "on the move", by a single person. It has a self-contained, or replaceable battery power system.

Portable devices may be used in the hand, such as a cell phone, or, as with a larger military radio such as the AN/PRC-117, be packaged as a backpack. There are civilian applications in which a portable device is packaged in a customized briefcase or other piece of hand-carried luggage.

AN- designations for portable military electronics begin with the letter "P".