laptop

Definition

  • noun: a small computer that is designed to be easily carried
  • noun: a portable microcomputer having its main components (as processor, keyboard, and display screen) integrated into a single unit capable of battery-powered operation
  • adjective: of a size and design that makes operation and use on one's lap convenient
  • synonyms: laptop computer, notebook computer

Examples

  • He uses a 'laptop' for business when he travels.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) ' Yeah. You have no idea what that's gonna mean to my father. Sure I do. So when's it going live? Right now. Get your laptop out. What? Why do we need my laptop? Because you got e-mails for everybody at the Phoenix. Yeah, I'm not sure if it's gonna be cool with them that I spam their e-mails. (..)
    2010 The Social Network
  • (..) Science says we'd stay in one place. Just row the damn boat. ' You guys hear about this? ' What? Two nights ago, a sophomore choked the network from a laptop at Kirkland. ' Really? ' At a.m. How? He set up a website where you vote on the hotness of female undergrads. (..)
    2010 The Social Network