Port

[Zipporah Schumaker]

As if computer terms werent hard enough to understand, there are three different meanings of the word port.

1. An Internet port. This is a number that indicates what kind of protocol a server on the Internet is using. For example, Web servers typically are listed on port 80. Web browsers use this port by default when accessing Web pages, but you can also specify what port you would like to use in the URL like this: http://www.excite.com:80. FTP uses port 21, e-mail uses port 25, and game servers, like a Quake server or Blizzard.net use various other ports. It is good to know what a port is, but you seldom have to specify it manually, so dont worry if this is new to you.

2. A hardware port. This refers to any one of the ports that are on the back of a computer where devices can be hooked up (like a keyboard, mouse, printer, digital camera, etc). Some common ports found on todays computers are USB, Firewire, and Ethernet.

3. The verb, port. This refers to the editing of a software programs code so that it can run on another platform. For example, to get Final Fantasy VII to run on a PC, programmers needed to port it to the PC from the Playstation. Popular Windows games are often ported to the Macintosh as well.

[Kit]

Short for [Newport], which is a [brand] of [cigarette].

[Monty]

In rowing terms, port can refer to a [rower] whose oar is on the left side of the boat. Ports are generally less attractive and powerful than their counterparts, starboards, and do not contribute nearly as much to the speed of the boat as starboards do. This is most likely because starboards are genetically superior due to the fact that when a champion mates with another champ (ahhhh), a [starboard] is born.
Studies have shown that port rowers are 30% more likely than starboards to fail in areas outside of rowing and are also 13% less likely to find [true happiness] or fulfillment in life.

[Justin Bieber]

To [move] something to [another] [version].

[Kai]

A term that is generally used to describe a physical connector that docks with another connector (a type of plug on the end of a cable) to electronically connect two devices. It is also called a connector or jack.

[Luis Fok]

Port in Yachting. The left-hand side of a craft.