Laptop

//ˈlæp.tɑp// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A laptop computer.

    "He was playing Minecraft on his laptop."

  2. 2
    a portable computer small enough to use in your lap wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Designed for use on a lap. not-comparable

    "At NCC, however, laptop portables such as the Gavilan were stealing the show, and when Miyashita returned to japan, his list of possible projects included a proposal for a portable computer."

Synonyms

All synonyms
laptop computerlaptop computernotebooknotebook computer

Example

More examples

"It's practical to have a laptop."

Etymology

From lap (“upper legs of a seated person”) + top, modeled after desktop.

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