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laptop

[ lap-top ]

noun

  1. 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 5 ).


laptop

/ ˈæˌɒ /

noun

  1. a personal computer that is small and light enough to be operated on the user's lap Compare palmtop computer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

laptop

  1. A portable, compact personal computer that can run on a battery .
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Word History and Origins

Origin of laptop1

First recorded in 1980–85; lap 1 + top 1
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“Somebody broke into my garage, which is my studio, and stole 15 years’ worth of archives, and my laptop.

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Meanwhile, Trump escalated his standoff with China, hiking levies on Chinese imports — except, he later said, on electronics such as smartphones and laptops — to 145%.

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reiterated that last week: "President Trump has made it clear America cannot rely on China to manufacture critical technologies such as semiconductors, chips, smartphones and laptops."

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This week, it emerged that the European Union is giving top officials burner phones and laptops before they travel to the United States because of security concerns.

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Lam, who had stayed in class with the last four students, tucked her laptop, lunch and several pairs of ears underneath her arms and opened the door, intent on leading her kids to the buses.

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