personal digital assistant

American  

noun

1. a handheld computer, often pen-based, that provides especially organizational software, as an appointment calendar, and communications hardware, as a fax modem. PDA

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personal digital assistant British  

noun

1.  PDA.  a palmtop computer for storing information

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personal digital assistant Scientific  

1. See PDA

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Example Sentences

Cortana, Microsoft’s personal digital assistant, is built into Windows 10 to answer your queries, coordinate with your calendar, and do many of the other tasks we’ve come to expect virtual assistants to do.

From Slate • May 15, 2018

Mobile phones are included as well as any “text messaging device, paging device, personal digital assistant, laptop computer, video game, or digital photographic device” but audio equipment is excluded.

From The Guardian • Oct. 25, 2017

A Microsoft representative said the company will evaluate the study’s findings, adding that Cortana is designed to be a personal digital assistant focused on helping users be more productive.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2016

In 1992, Apple launched a new gadget called the personal digital assistant with the slogan: "Put your office in the palm of your hand."

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2013

That company gained international renown by creating forms for technology as well as products ranging from portable heart defibrillators to the Palm V, a sleek hand-held personal digital assistant.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2012