netbook

[ net-book ]

/ ˈnɛtˌbʊk /

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noun Computers.

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

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Origin of netbook

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

Words nearby netbook

net assets, net asset value, netback, netball, net blotch, netbook, Net Book Agreement, net domestic product, Neth., nethead, nether

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How to use netbook in a sentence

"The Netbook," which is now only compatible with iPhone and iPad devices, is available to download from the iTunes App store.
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“They were buying Evie her first laptop; a little netbook,” Enright writes.
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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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British Dictionary definitions for netbook

netbook

/ (ˈnɛtˌbʊk) /

noun

a type of small laptop computer

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