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

---

personal digital assistant British  

noun

1.  PDA.  a palmtop computer for storing information

---

personal digital assistant Scientific  

1. See PDA

---

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

Cortana, Microsoft’s personal digital assistant, is built into Windows 10 to answer your queries, coordinate with your calendar, and do many of the other tasks we’ve come to expect virtual assistants to do.

From Slate • May 15, 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