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PORTABLE COMPUTER

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• PORTABLE COMPUTER (noun)
The noun PORTABLE COMPUTER has 1 sense:

1. a personal computer that can easily be carried by hand

Familiarity information: PORTABLE COMPUTER used as a noun is very rare.

• PORTABLE COMPUTER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A personal computer that can easily be carried by hand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("portable computer" is a kind of...):

microcomputer; PC; personal computer (a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time)

Meronyms (parts of "portable computer"):

flat panel display; FPD (a type of video display that is thin and flat; commonly used in laptop computers)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "portable computer"):

briefcase computer (a portable computer housed in a box that resembles a briefcase)

hand-held computer; hand-held microcomputer (a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket)

laptop; laptop computer (a portable computer small enough to use in your lap)

notebook; notebook computer (a small compact portable computer)

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