(1) A hardware interface to which an I/O device is attached for the purpose of sending and receiving data.
(2) An end point for communication between applications, generally referring to a logical connection. A port provides queues for sending and receiving data. Each port has a port number for identification. See also node.
(3) In time-slot management, one end of a 64 kbps unidirectional stream which can be attached to the SCBus.
(4) As defined in a Web Services Description Language (WSDL) document, a single endpoint that is defined as a combination of a binding and a network address.
(5) The interface between a collaboration and other objects in the WebSphere business integration system. It is through a port that a collaboration object binds with a connector or with another collaboration object. See also binding.
(6) The physical entity within a host, SAN Volume Controller, or disk controller system that performs the data communication (transmitting and receiving) over the fibre channel.
(7) To modify a computer program that runs on a given platform, to enable it to run on a different system.