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- [lap-top]
- /ˈlæpˌtɒp/
- /ˈlæp.tɒp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lap-top]
- /ˈlæpˌtɒp/
Definitions of laptop word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of LAPTOP portable computer 3
- noun laptop a portable computer, usually battery-powered, small enough to rest on the user's lap and having a screen that closes over the keyboard like a lid. Compare tablet (def 6). 1
- noun laptop A computer that is portable and suitable for use while traveling. 1
- noun laptop laptop computer 1
- noun Technical meaning of laptop (computer) (Commonly, "laptop") A portable personal computer you can carry with one hand. Some laptops run so hot that it would be quite uncomforable to actually use them on your lap for long. The term "notebook" is often used to describe these, though it also implies a low weight (less than 2kg). A "luggable" is one you could carry in one hand but is so heavy you wouldn't want to. One that can by easily operated while held in one hand is a "palmtop". The computer considered by most historians to be the first true portable computer was the Osborne 1 but see the link below for other contenders. 1
- countable noun laptop A laptop or a laptop computer is a small portable computer. 0
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Origin of laptop
First appearance:
before 1980 One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1980-85; lap1 + top1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Laptop
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
laptop popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for laptop
noun laptop
- clone — If someone or something is a clone of another person or thing, they are so similar to this person or thing that they seem to be exactly the same as them.
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
- calculator — A calculator is a small electronic device that you use for making mathematical calculations.
- adding machine — a mechanical device, operated manually or electrically, for adding and often subtracting, multiplying, and dividing
- number cruncher — a person or thing that performs a great many numerical calculations, as a financial analyst, statistician, computer, or computer program.
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