netbook

American  

[net-book] / ˈnɛtˌbʊk /

noun

Computers.

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

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netbook British  

/ ˈnɛtˌbʊk /

noun

1. a type of small laptop computer

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Etymology

Origin of netbook

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

Example Sentences

I slam shut my netbook, the anger squeezing my muscles.

From Literature

Wong says his company has grown to 100 people and has already sold 50,000 of the handheld gaming PCs in North America — and it’s growing faster than the company’s previous other One Netbook business, which has managed to sell approximately the same amount.

From The Verge

A few years ago, I reviewed the GPD Win, a breakthrough device that essentially repurposed netbook hardware into a pocket-sized Windows gaming laptop.

From The Verge

Dell, HP, Lenovo and others all chased after the netbook idea furiously.

From The Verge

I was constantly looking for a netbook that had a keyboard that didn’t require doll hands, a trackpad that didn’t leave a blister on my thumb, a hard drive that didn’t take three days to open Microsoft Word.

From The Verge