netbook

[ net-boo k ]

/ ˈnɛtˌbʊk /

noun Computers.

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

Nearby words

net-winged, netaji, netanyahu, netback, netball, netbook, neth., nethead, nether, nether world, netherlander

Origin of netbook

2005–10; (Inter)net + (note)book (in the sense of ‘small computer’)

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Examples from the Web for netbook

"The Netbook," which is now only compatible with iPhone and iPad devices, is available to download from the iTunes App store.
Michelle Obama’s Tory Burch Dress Sells Out; Target Announces Latest Collaboration with Peter Pilotto|The Fashion Beast Team|September 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
By all accounts, the company's first tablet PC—an answer to the netbook explosion—will be released sometime next year.
Is Apple the New Big Brother?|Douglas Rushkoff|August 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Well, unless you illegally hack it and put it on a $150 netbook, like I did last month.
Is Apple the New Big Brother?|Douglas Rushkoff|August 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Mac OS X is actually bigger than the whole hard drive on my current netbook, anyway.
Google's War on the PC|Douglas Rushkoff|July 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST

With Google now building a Linux-based netbook OS of its own, those last barriers to entry will be removed.
Google's War on the PC|Douglas Rushkoff|July 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for netbook

netbook

/ (ˈnɛtˌbʊk) /

noun

a type of small laptop computer

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