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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

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Ott also is alleged to have handed over an encrypted laptop containing "an electronic security hardware for secure electronic communication not publicly known".

From Barron's

In 2022, prosecutors say, Jan Marsalek commissioned him to obtain a laptop containing secret electronic security hardware used by EU states for secure electronic communication.

From BBC

Natalie stood on her desk chair and put the Mariposa boxes up as high as she could on her bookcase, higher up than her laptop, where her memories would be safest from a flood.

From Literature

Wood said he tends to focus on electrical equipment - such as microwaves and kettles - as well as fixing laptops and has repaired around 50 appliances so far.

From BBC

It doesn’t hurt that making stuff is increasingly easy too, thanks to the cameras on our phones and mixing boards on our laptops and artificial intelligence that does the grunt work for us.

From The Wall Street Journal

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