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Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@gmail.com> writes:

> Of course, but we were talking specifically about types,
> which comprise one aspect of portability.

"Comprise" is not the right word here.  A whole comprises its
parts or constitutent elements.  For example, a zoo comprises its
animals.  You might try "form" or "constitute" there:  "We were
talking specifically about types, which constitute only one
aspect of portability."