portable devices
Carry-along tech gear
Portable devices are electronic equipment designed to be easily carried and used while moving—smartphones, tablets, laptops, e-readers, and similar technology.
The term emphasizes mobility and self-contained power: Make sure portable devices are turned off during takeoff.
In technical contexts, it often appears in policies about security or acceptable use.
- laptopPortable hinged computer
- smartphoneHandheld connected computer
- pedometerStride-counting device
- smartwatchWearable wrist-worn computing device
- fitness trackerWearable health-monitoring device
heart rate monitor · tablet · touch screen · digital camera · pager · satellite phone · PalmPilot · walkie-talkie · on the go · Walkman · pocket calculator · e-reader · BlackBerry · USB flash drive · mobile phones · GPS · handheld · organizers
- clock featuresdigital displays, snooze button, time zones, quartz movement
- semiconductorssilicon, semiconductor, semiconductors, silicon wafers, transistor
portable devicesmainframes
Large central computers
server farms · data centers · industrial machinery · supercomputers · server racks