netbook

[ net-book ]

noun

, Computers.

1. a small, lightweight laptop computer used especially for internet access and email.

netbook

/ ˈnɛtˌbʊk /

noun

1. a type of small laptop computer

Word History and Origins

Origin of netbook¹

First recorded in 2005–10; (inter)net + (note)book (in the sense “small computer”)

Example Sentences

Wong says his company has grown to 100 people and has already sold 50,000 of the handheld gaming PCs in North America — and it’s growing faster than the company’s previous other One Netbook business, which has managed to sell approximately the same amount.

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A few years ago, I reviewed the GPD Win, a breakthrough device that essentially repurposed netbook hardware into a pocket-sized Windows gaming laptop.

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Dell, HP, Lenovo and others all chased after the netbook idea furiously.

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I was constantly looking for a netbook that had a keyboard that didn’t require doll hands, a trackpad that didn’t leave a blister on my thumb, a hard drive that didn’t take three days to open Microsoft Word.

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A little later, Microsoft created something called Windows 7 Starter, which was a hilarious cut-down version of Windows just for netbooks — you weren’t even allowed to change the desktop background! — and the netbook explosion was unstoppable.

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