portable computers
Carry-along digital devices
Portable computers are computers designed to be carried and used in different locations.
The term spans a range of devices from early "luggable" machines weighing over twenty pounds to modern laptops and tablets.
She packed her portable computer for the business trip.
The category emerged in the 1980s as technology miniaturized enough to make mobility practical, though "portable" was relative—early models required AC power and weighed as much as sewing machines.
- microcomputersSmall personal computing devices
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- on the goPerpetually in motion
- digital nomadRoaming online professional
- notebookBlank pages for jottings
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Large central computers
supercomputers · server farms · data centers · server racks · minicomputers
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