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laptop

American  
[lap-top] / ˈlæpˌtɒp /

noun

  1. a portable computer, usually battery-powered, small enough to rest on the user's lap and having a screen that closes over the keyboard like a lid.

laptop British  
/ ˈlæpˌtɒp /

noun

  1. a personal computer that is small and light enough to be operated on the user's lap Compare palmtop computer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
laptop Cultural  

  1. A portable, compact personal computer that can run on a battery.

Etymology

Origin of laptop

First recorded in 1980–85; lap 1 + top 1

Example Sentences

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Yet by the next day reporters were working from home; broken glass was replaced; laptops sourced; the sixth-floor newsroom patched up.

From BBC

If there was any thought that this was a fleeting pandemic-era experiment of laptop nomads logging in from distant shores, data hints at its longevity.

From The Wall Street Journal

It said roughly 800 million of its mobile devices—including smartphones, tablets, wearables and laptops—would be AI-enabled by the end of this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

His customers appeared to appreciate the decision, with most tables full of young people on their laptops or chatting quietly in the shade of the roof terrace.

From BBC

HP’s personal systems group consists of the company’s laptops and other computing devices.

From Barron's

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