pocket computer

Portable digital assistant

A pocket computer is a small computing device designed to fit in a pocket—typically a smartphone, PDA, or similar handheld electronics.

The term was more common before smartphones became ubiquitous, when it distinguished compact programmable devices from larger portable computers: Back in the 90s, my pocket computer could run spreadsheets.

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calculator · device · portability · gadget · convenient · Newton · touchscreen · palmtop · netbook · e-reader · compact · personal digital assistant · digital organizer · wearable tech · microprocessor · ultraportable · business tool · on-the-go

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size/portability

pocket computermainframe

Large centralized computer system

supercomputer · ENIAC · desktop computer · data center · server

technological era

pocket computerENIAC

First general-purpose electronic computer

Colossus · analog computer

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G