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

While Apple first brought the idea of a personal digital assistant mainstream by introducing Siri in 2011, competitors such as Google Assistant and Amazon’s Alexa have by many measures surpassed Siri’s capabilities.

From Slate • May 31, 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

Google Brain’s members, who pushed and helped oversee the Translate project, believe that such a machine would be on its way to serving as a generally intelligent all-encompassing personal digital assistant.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2016

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

In 1992, Apple launched a new gadget called the personal digital assistant with the slogan: "Put your office in the palm of your hand."

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2013