notebook computers

Folding screen machines

Notebook computers are portable personal computers small and light enough to use on your lap—the term laptop is more common and means the same thing.

The notebook label emphasizes compactness, suggesting something you might carry like a paper notebook: She brought her notebook computer to the meeting.

The category includes ultrabooks, which are especially thin and light.

Related

trackpad · processors · graphics card · keyboard · backlit keyboard · personal · gaming · RAM · SSD · webcam · clamshell · screen · touch screen · docking station · USB port · power adapter · productivity software · student laptop

Opposites
form factor and portability

notebook computersdesktop computers

Stationary personal computing machines

workstations · mainframes · supercomputers · server racks · server farms

computing era and technology

notebook computersENIAC

First general-purpose electronic computer

abacus · analog computers

device complexity and capability

notebook computerssmartphones

Handheld touchscreen computers

tablets · e-readers · Chromebooks · calculators · dumb terminals

Family

notebook, computer, notes, books, notebook's, computers, compute, computed, computing

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G