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subnotebook

American  
[suhb-noht-book] / ˈsʌbˌnoʊt bʊk /

noun

  1. a laptop computer smaller and lighter than a notebook, typically weighing less than 5 pounds (2.3 kilograms).

Etymology

Origin of subnotebook

An Americanism dating back to 1990–95

Example Sentences

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While overall PC sales grew, sales of in the ‘subnotebook’ category fell 13% from July 2010 following a plunge of 20% in June.

From Forbes

All in all, the Honeycomb-powered Xoom feels like Motorola and Google took a powerful subnotebook computer, sheared off the keyboard, and replaced it with a nicely-designed touch interface.

From Time

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