subnotebook

[suhb-noht-book]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of subnotebook¹

An Americanism dating back to 1990–95

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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