laptop

[lap-top] /ˈlæpˌtɒp/

noun

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).

Also called laptop computer.

Origin

1980-85; lap¹ + top¹

British Dictionary definitions for laptop computer

/ˈlæpˌtɒp/

noun

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

Word Origin and History for laptop computer

also lap-top, as a type of portable computer, 1984, from lap (n.) + top (1), on model of desktop.

laptop computer in Culture

A portable, compact personal computer that can run on a battery.

laptop computer in Technology