laptop

[lap-top] /ˈlæpˌtɒp/
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 6).
Also called laptop computer.
Origin
1980-85; lap1 + top1
British Dictionary definitions for laptop computer

laptop

/ˈlæpˌtɒp/
noun
1.
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

laptop

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

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laptop definition


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

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