English · Daily Life
laptop
/ˈlæp.tɒp/
[/ˈlæp.tɒp/]
portable computer
Beginnernoun
Definition
A small computer that can be carried easily and used on one's lap.
Example
She opened her laptop on the café table and began answering the emails she had ignored.
She opened her laptop on the café table and began answering the emails she had ignored.
Etymology
Compound of 'lap' and 'top', coined in the 1980s for portable computers.
How & Where It’s Used
A common personal and work device, contrasted with a desktop computer.