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laptop

[lap-top]

noun

  1. a portable computer, usually battery-powered, small enough to rest on the user's lap and having a screen that closes over the keyboard like a lid.



laptop

/ ˈæˌɒ /

noun

  1. a personal computer that is small and light enough to be operated on the user's lap Compare palmtop computer

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

laptop

  1. A portable, compact personal computer that can run on a battery.

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of laptop1

First recorded in 1980–85; lap 1 + top 1
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Sitting on the patio with a laptop and a cup of green juice, Sonya Mendoza noted the dearth of customers she regularly sees at the market.

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As the two worked on a laptop, the harmonies and unwritten connective tissue seemed to return to Wilson, Sahanaja said.

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The group's crimes were only uncovered after the theft of two NHS-issued mobile phones, which led to thousands of text messages and emails being discovered on multiple laptops, computers and mobiles.

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The team's interrogation lasted more than two hours, during which all our phones and laptops were examined, and many photos - including personal ones - were deleted.

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"You set your Sunday aside and don't make plans with family because you need to sit down in front of a laptop and research and plan and provide lessons for the following week."

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