Portable - Indian Laws - General

Meaning of word Portable The word portable should have been interpreted in the context of Automatic Data Processing Machines (ADP) . In this regard, relevant technical and commercial literature has been perused by us. On a minute analysis thereof, we deem it appropriate to extract the following relevant material: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers defines portable computer as A personal computer that is designed and configured to permit transportation as a piece of handheld luggage The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE Standard Computer Dictionary (1990) 155 The Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms defines it as- able to be carried around. A portable computer is larger than a laptop computer, but is still easily movable Douglas A. Downing and others, Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms (10th edn, Barron s Educational Series 2009) 374 The Oxford Dictionary of Computer Science defines portable in respect of computers as A computer that can be simply carried from one place to another by one person. They cannot necessarily be used in transit. Examples include laptop computers. Andrew Butterfield and Gerard Ekembe Ngondi (eds), Oxford Dictionary of Computer Science (7th edn, OUP 2016) The Microsoft Computer Dictionary also provides a definition along with an illustrative chart depicting various types of portable computers Any computer designed to be moved easily. Portable computers can be characterized by size and weight. Alex Blanton (ed), Microsoft Computer Dictionary (5th edn, 2002) 412413................................... [HEWLETT PACKARD INDIA SALES PVT. LTD. (NOW HP INDIA SALES PVT. LTD.)- 2023 (1) TMI 700 - SUPREME COURT ]