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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

HP Inc meanwhile has claimed that it has the thinnest notebook computer, a prize Apple held for some time.

From Reuters Oct. 27, 2016

Using a D.J.’s mixer and a borrowed notebook computer, Raz Mesinai swirled and distorted the sounds and the ambience into a ghostly conjuring of bells and voices.

From New York Times Jul. 3, 2013

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

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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