palmtop

[ pahm-top ]

noun

1. a battery-powered computer small enough to fit in the palm of the hand.

Word History and Origins

Origin of palmtop¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

The 5.5-inch GPD Win 3 and the 7-inch Aya Neo aren’t going about it in quite the same way; while the Ava tries to closely match Nintendo’s console in shape, size, and with strictly gaming controls on board, the GPD sticks to its palmtop computer roots with a slide-up screen that reveals a tiny backlit keyboard.

From The Verge

He also took two torches, a lock-picking kit, a palmtop computer and the fleece.

From BBC

Cudgeon hurried behind the blast shield, scribbling a note on his palmtop’s screen.

From Literature

Mrsic-Flogel and his colleagues are aiming to produce a new device they’re calling the Gemini to fill the market niche once defined by the Psion Series 5, a so-called palmtop computer that was even smaller than a netbook.

From Salon

The Apple Newton palmtop computer was a miserable bust 20 years ago, but it turns out to have been a very significant advance in the way people use computers, long before the smartphone, which it kind of heralded.

From BBC

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