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LAPT-op/ˈlæptɒp/

A laptop is a small computer you can carry. A computer can be a big desktop on a desk. A tablet is flatter, with no keyboard as standard. On a laptop; a laptop computer. Notebook can mean the paper book or, in shops, another word for laptop — in this course notebook is the paper book.

Meaning

A small computer that you can carry and use on your lap or a table.

Examples

• “I do my homework on a laptop.”
• “My laptop battery is low.”
• “She packed the laptop in her bag.”

Good to know

on a laptop. Contrast: desktop computer, tablet. notebook here = paper book.

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