handheld computer

1. A highly mobile and compact computer , also called a PDA (personal digital assistant), originally built to function as a personal scheduling assistant. Today, handheld computers frequently provide a convenient connection to the Internet using wireless technology. They are immensely popular in parts of Europe and Asia .

Example Sentences

In the Optica Publishing Group journal Optics Letters, the researchers describe their new system, which consists of a watch with an imaging interface, a handheld computer and a backpack housing the laser and power supply.

From Science Daily

The two companies have a long history - Apple was one of the initial companies that partnered to found the firm in 1990, before the release of its "Newton" handheld computer in 1993, which used an Arm-based processor chip.

From Reuters

“What the Game Boy does is it provides everyone a small, cheap, handheld computer game device … and Tetris becomes the cultural phenomenon that we know, because it’s packaged with this platform.”

From Los Angeles Times

The innards of the Penkesu Image: Penk Chen via GitHub The result is a swanky handheld computer that kind of reminds me of the Raspberry Pi 400 compact keyboard that houses an ARM-powered computer — but with a screen.

From The Verge

I am not here to complain about a magical handheld computer’s mostly amazing artificial intelligence.

From Washington Post

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