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notebook computer

British  

noun

  1. a portable computer smaller than a laptop model, often approximately the size of a sheet of A4 paper

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The estimate was that it would take three days or so to back up my notebook computer — about 100 megabytes.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2017

Technology websites, including Techradar, expect the new MacBook Pro to remain the workhouse of the notebook computer line while getting updates like a fingerprint reader and high-speed USB ports.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2016

For all of the interesting things about the new MacBook Pro, it’s a straightforward notebook computer, based on a form factor that’s been around for thirty years.

From Time • Jun. 14, 2012

Now, however, he can go to the doctor without leaving home, using some simple medical devices and a notebook computer with a Web camera.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2010

I use Eduardo’s spreadsheets on the notebook computer John bought him last Christmas.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

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