personal digital assistant

American  

noun

1. a handheld computer, often pen-based, that provides especially organizational software, as an appointment calendar, and communications hardware, as a fax modem. PDA

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personal digital assistant British  

noun

1.  PDA.  a palmtop computer for storing information

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personal digital assistant Scientific  

1. See PDA

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Example Sentences

Moltbook was created using a tool called OpenClaw, an AI agent that acts as a personal digital assistant on a user's computer to carry out tasks like writing emails, managing appointments and building apps.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Specifically, Apple is finally tackling the issue of customization with its personal digital assistant: Making Siri do more, proactively, to make your day easier.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2018

Mobile phones are included as well as any “text messaging device, paging device, personal digital assistant, laptop computer, video game, or digital photographic device” but audio equipment is excluded.

From The Guardian • Oct. 25, 2017

A Microsoft representative said the company will evaluate the study’s findings, adding that Cortana is designed to be a personal digital assistant focused on helping users be more productive.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2016

That company gained international renown by creating forms for technology as well as products ranging from portable heart defibrillators to the Palm V, a sleek hand-held personal digital assistant.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2012