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notebook computer

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noun

  1. a portable computer smaller than a laptop model, often approximately the size of a sheet of A4 paper

"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

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The estimate was that it would take three days or so to back up my notebook computer — about 100 megabytes.

From Seattle Times Jul. 7, 2017

Cook also laid out other product successes and launched a new MacBook notebook computer that starts at $1,299 and weighs as little as 2 pounds.

From Reuters Mar. 9, 2015

For all of the interesting things about the new MacBook Pro, it’s a straightforward notebook computer, based on a form factor that’s been around for thirty years.

From Time Jun. 14, 2012

Not so Dr. Fill, a bundle of computer code on a notebook computer.

From New York Times Mar. 16, 2012

I use Eduardo’s spreadsheets on the notebook computer John bought him last Christmas.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

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