laptop computers

Mobile work machines

Laptop computers are portable personal computers with integrated screen, keyboard, and battery, designed to fold flat for carrying.

The term is slightly redundant—laptop alone suffices—but appears in formal or technical contexts: The school district purchased laptop computers for all students.

Also called notebooks.

Related

keyboard · clamshell · Chromebook · docking station · power adapter · charging cable · touchpad · RAM · ports · display · desktop · processor · cooling system · fan noise · shutdown · work · WiFi · overheating

Opposites
portability/form factor

laptop computersdesktop computers

Stationary personal computing machines

desktops · workstations · mainframes · server racks · supercomputers

technological era

laptop computersabacus

Bead-and-wire arithmetic tool

typewriters · slide rules · adding machines · analog computers · supercomputers

device size spectrum

laptop computerssmartphones

Handheld touchscreen computers

smartwatches · tablets · PDAs · pocket computers · handheld devices

Family

computer, laptop, compute, computing, computers, computed, computerized, computerize, laptops

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G