tablet PC

Flat digital computer

A tablet PC is a portable computer with a touchscreen display, typically lacking a physical keyboard.

The term emerged in the early 2000s for laptops with screens that could swivel and accept stylus input, but now usually refers to slate-style devices like the iPad: She uses a tablet PC for reading and sketching.

Related

MacBook Air · stylus · compact · Microsoft Surface · touchscreen · datapad · computer · smartphone · digital illustration · haptic feedback · tap · digital painting · drawing app · e-book reader · personal digital assistant · app store · virtual keyboard · wireless adapter

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Opposites
form factor and input method

tablet PCdesktop computer

Fixed-location personal computer

laptop · notebook computer · workstation · mainframe · server

portability and computing power

tablet PCdesktop computer

Fixed-location personal computer

mainframe · server · workstation · supercomputer · gaming rig

technological era

tablet PCclay tablet

Inscribed earthen slab

stone tablet · papyrus scroll · legal pad · wax tablet · ledger book

Family

tablet, tablets, tab, tabular, tabulate, tabulated, tabulating, tabulation

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