plusportare

Plusportare is a neologism used in theoretical and practical discussions to describe strategies for increasing the carrying or processing capacity of a system. The term is often employed in logistics, urban planning, product design, and information systems as a generic concept rather than a specific technology.

The word combines plus (more) with portare (to carry) from Latin through Italian, signaling an emphasis on increased capacity.

In logistics, plusportare refers to design choices that raise throughput, such as modular packaging, flexible routing, or consolidated shipments. In urban planning, it describes approaches to move more people and goods through networks via multimodal corridors, demand management, and optimized interchanges. In product design and software, it denotes scalable interfaces, modular architectures, and payload-efficient data handling.

Limitations and critique: As a relatively informal concept, plusportare can obscure concrete requirements or trade-offs, and lacks standardized metrics. Critics warn that overemphasis on capacity can neglect reliability, safety, and resilience, and that the term may be used too vaguely in policy debates.

See also: throughput, payload, capacity, modular design, scalability.