netbook

[ net-book ]

noun

, Computers.

1. a small, lightweight laptop computer used especially for internet access and email.

netbook

/ ˈnɛtˌbʊk /

noun

1. NEW.FOR.DICT.COM a type of small laptop computer

Word History and Origins

Origin of netbook¹

First recorded in 2005–10; (inter)net + (note)book (in the sense “small computer”)

Example Sentences

"The Netbook," which is now only compatible with iPhone and iPad devices, is available to download from the iTunes App store.

From The Daily Beast

“They were buying Evie her first laptop; a little netbook,” Enright writes.

From The Daily Beast

By all accounts, the company's first tablet PC—an answer to the netbook explosion—will be released sometime next year.

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Well, unless you illegally hack it and put it on a $150 netbook, like I did last month.

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Mac OS X is actually bigger than the whole hard drive on my current netbook, anyway.

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