a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload. a place along a coast in which ships may take refuge from storms; harbor.

Is a port a city?

n. 1. a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.

What do you mean by port?

A port in networking is a software-defined number associated to a network protocol that receives or transmits communication for a specific service. A port in computer hardware is a jack or socket that peripheral hardware plugs into.