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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

/ ˈlæpˌtɒp /

noun

  1. a personal computer that is small and light enough to be operated on the user's lap Compare palmtop computer


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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Example Sentences

Denied, againThe day after the presidential inauguration, Walston was on her laptop at a friend’s house when her email pinged.

A worker of Quarters uses her laptop in the community living area of Quarters Co-Living.

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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.

Its 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.

If you’re using a laptop, make sure it’s charging so that there’s no chance of a dead battery interrupting the reset process.

The hard drive on a BBC laptop was erased and memory cards were wiped clean.

I have forgotten my laptop on a park bench numerous times, and each time someone brought it back to me.

We can hang out with our friends from the comfort of our laptop.

I 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.

I downloaded it all and kept it on my laptop at home, which downloaded and deleted my mail from the server every sixty seconds.

I powered up my laptop and punched a bunch of pillows into place behind me at the top of the bed.

I figured that building a laptop would be the best way to get the power I wanted at the price I could afford.

A minute later, I had the case open and the keyboard removed and I was staring at the guts of my laptop.

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