tablet computer

Portable touchscreen device

A tablet computer is a portable computing device with a touchscreen display, larger than a smartphone but smaller and lighter than a laptop.

Tablets typically lack a physical keyboard, relying instead on an on-screen keyboard or optional attachments.

She reads books and watches movies on her tablet computer.

Usually shortened to tablet.

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touchscreen · multitouch · iPad · cell phone · mobile device · on the go · smartphone · apps · Netflix binge · handheld devices · mobile phone · document editing · cloud storage · WiFi · augmented reality · slate · charging · cracked screen

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form factor and input method

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Fixed-location personal computer

mainframe · workstation · server · supercomputer · typewriter

technological era

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Inscribed flat rock

clay tablet · wax tablet · scroll · parchment · papyrus

computing era and technology generation

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Large centralized computer system

typewriter · abacus · slide rule · adding machine · pen and paper

Family

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G