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. 5).
Origin of laptop
1- Also called laptop computer .
Words Nearby laptop
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How to use laptop in a sentence
Denied, againThe day after the presidential inauguration, Walston was on her laptop at a friend’s house when her email pinged.
The stimulus relieved short-term pain, but eviction’s impact is a long haul | Kyle Swenson | February 8, 2021 | Washington PostA worker of Quarters uses her laptop in the community living area of Quarters Co-Living.
Before his 190-square-foot apartment in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district was connected to the internet, Marvis Phillips depended on a friend with a laptop for his prolific letter-writing campaigns.
Getting vaccinated is hard. It’s even harder without the internet. | Eileen Guo | February 3, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewIts connection ports allow you to hook up to laptops, game consoles, and even a TV Stick, Chromecast, PC, or IOS or Android device—giving you ample options for streaming the live game.
Backyard party essentials: Outdoor Super Bowl party ideas for 2021 | PopSci Commerce Team | January 30, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIf you’re using a laptop, make sure it’s charging so that there’s no chance of a dead battery interrupting the reset process.
How to reset your devices without losing everything | David Nield | January 28, 2021 | Popular-Science
The hard drive on a BBC laptop was erased and memory cards were wiped clean.
Violent Assaults on Reporters in Russia Go Unpunished | Anna Nemtsova | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI have forgotten my laptop on a park bench numerous times, and each time someone brought it back to me.
Vilified Bitcoin Tycoon After Losing $500 Million: My Life Is at Risk | Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky | September 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe can hang out with our friends from the comfort of our laptop.
Porn Fights For Your Right to Surf: Pornhub, YouPorn, and Redtube Lead Charge For Net Neutrality | Aurora Snow | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI often sit on the floor and work cross-legged with my laptop.
Rawashda is holding his laptop as he points out every nook and cranny of his studio apartment.
They wouldn't get anything out of my mail -- it got cleared off the server and stored on my laptop at home.
Little Brother | Cory DoctorowI downloaded it all and kept it on my laptop at home, which downloaded and deleted my mail from the server every sixty seconds.
Little Brother | Cory DoctorowI powered up my laptop and punched a bunch of pillows into place behind me at the top of the bed.
Little Brother | Cory DoctorowI figured that building a laptop would be the best way to get the power I wanted at the price I could afford.
Little Brother | Cory DoctorowA minute later, I had the case open and the keyboard removed and I was staring at the guts of my laptop.
Little Brother | Cory Doctorow
British Dictionary definitions for laptop
laptop computer
/ (ˈlæpˌtɒp) /
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
Cultural definitions for laptop
A portable, compact personal computer that can run on a battery.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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