laptop (/ˈlæp.tɒp/)
noun · Beginner · Daily Life
🔊 /ˈlæp.tɒp/
Meaning
Meaning: portable computer
A small computer that can be carried easily and used on one’s lap.
Examples
🗣 She opened her laptop on the café table and began answering the emails she had ignored.
Etymology
Compound of ‘lap’ and ‘top’, coined in the 1980s for portable computers.
How & Where It’s Used
A common personal and work device, contrasted with a desktop computer.
Tags: technology, home