[General] portacabin or porta cabin?

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Portacabin or porta cabin?

Should I put a space between "porta" and "cabin"?
 
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As you will see from this link, it should be Portakabin. It's a brand name and it's a trade mark. Having said that, you will see it written without a capital letter and with a "c" instead of a "k" because, in the UK at least, it has become a generic name for the type of structure. Legally, though, the capitalised version with a "k" should be used. It should always be written as a single word.
 
I have never heard of this before. Thanks ems.
 
The Portacabin what I am discussing is, similar to the container. We use this one for site office in the construction field for temporary purpose. _porta_cabin.jpg
 
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That's what Emsr2d2 was referring to.
 
That's what Emsr2d2 was referring to.

... which should have been clear from the link. It's just the same container but with a door and windows.
 
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