portable application

noun

UK /ˈpɔːtəbl ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn/

US /ˈpɔːrtəbl ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn/

A portable application is a computer program you can carry on a USB stick and run on different computers without installing it.

She put the portable application on her flash drive so she could use it at school.

SYNONYMS

portable app standalone program USB app no-install program

RELATED WORDS

USB drive software executable flash drive installer

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A program designed to run from removable media without leaving settings on the host computer.

The portable application saved its settings in a folder next to the program file.

3. Software packaged to work on multiple operating systems or devices without changes.

The developer released a portable application that runs on both Windows and Linux.

4. An app that can be moved easily between folders or drives and still work.

Because it was a portable application, he copied it to a new folder and it started right away.