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Alternative form of 8514/A [(computing) 8514/Adapter, a video interface card and 4:3 display standard for computers, made obsolete in 1990 by the XGA video standard.]
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(computing, mobile telephony) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.
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(computing, dated) A laptop computer.
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a generic Chrome OS-based network-terminal-style all-in-one personal computer
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a generic Chrome OS-based network-terminal-style picocomputer (a stick that plugs into a screen, the size of a highlighter pen)
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A generic Chrome OS-based network-terminal-style netbook
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(computing) a generic Chrome OS-based network-terminal-style personal computer (this style of PC is the size of a home modem or home network router)
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(dated) A kind of personal computer with telecommunication features.
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(computing) A computer able to convert from laptop to tablet and back again.
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(computing) A visual widget or small application that can be placed on the desktop.
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(computing) A notebook computer equipped with the greater power and features of a desktop computer.
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(computing) A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes.
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A computer of a size designed to be used on a desk or table, as opposed to larger machines, such as mainframes, and smaller machines, such as laptops and palmtops.
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(computing) Software, usually supplied with the operating system or by a hardware manufacturer, that communicates between the operating system of a personal computer and a specific hardware device.
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(computing) A dialog box.
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(computing) A piece of hardware into which a laptop computer can be plugged for use as a desktop computer, peripherals such as the monitor being connected directly to the docking station.
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(Britain, slang) A large, portable touchscreen device, particularly a tablet computer.
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(computing) A personal digital assistant or video game console that is small enough to be held in the hands.
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(computing) A small portable personal computer somewhat like a smartphone.
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Alternative form of homescreen [(graphical user interface) The main or first interface shown in a graphical user interface.]
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(computing, jargon) A special word used to activate a digital personal assistant.
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(computing) Any hardware device allowing a user to interact with a computer, such as a keyboard or mouse.
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(laptops) A computer of a line of lower-end laptop computers formerly manufactured by Apple Computer.
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(by extension) Any lightweight low-power tablet computer.
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(trademark) A portable music player made by Apple.
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(computing) A disk image of an ISO 9660 file system (such as a CD or DVD); also used as the file extension for such a file.
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(computing, dated, rare) Held on one's lap; being a laptop computer.
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(computing, neologism) A type of netbook or ultrabook that has a removable keyboard and where the internals are hidden behind the screen instead of below the keyboard.
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(informal) A laptop computer.
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(computing) A laptop computer.
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A portable computer that is small enough and light enough to be used on one's lap, but large enough to have an integrated keyboard.
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Having and using a laptop
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(music, computing) Musical output made with a laptop computer combined with electronic devices, portable enough for live performances.
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A code chosen for use within a communications system for transmission purposes.
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(computing, dated) An early portable computer, similar to a desktop computer.
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(computing, slang) A deceptively inflated measure of the speed of a computer, as used in marketing materials.
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(computing) A relatively small tower case for a computer system.
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An electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP4 format (and, in many cases, also files in other formats).
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(computing) An economical notebook computer.
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(computing) A small, inexpensive, low-power desktop computer.
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(computing) A class of laptop computer that is around the size of a spiral-bound notebook with A4 or letter-sized pages.
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(computing) A personal digital assistant.
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(computer hardware) An electronic device which interfaces with payment cards to make electronic funds transfers.
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(computing) A device found in most IBM PC compatible computers that allows simple beeps to be output.
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(computing) An electronic pen-like device intended as an educational computer for use with attachable cartridges and special digital paper.
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(computer hardware) An electronic device that is outside the computer's system unit (external to the computer's enclosing case), but used by the computer to which it is connected, such as a printer or a scanner.
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(dated) A hand-held electronic organizer or computer.
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(computing) A software application that plays audio and/or video media, such as a media player.
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(computing, historical) A small portable computer with a screen capable of displaying only a few lines of text.
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(computing) A microcomputer powered by batteries with an integral display screen and integral input device (such as a keyboard) that can be used on the move.
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After the decline of the personal computer in favour of mobile devices.
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(computing) A pair of pseudodevices that can communicate with each other without the hardware that a true device would require.
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(computing) Synonym of one-armed router
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(computing) An operating system software user interface, whose primary purpose is to launch other programs and control their interactions; the user's command interpreter. Shell is a way to separate the internal complexity of the implementation of the command from the user. The internals can change while the user experience/interface remains the same.
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A mobile device that has the functions of both a smartphone and a netbook.
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(computing) A modem with minimal hardware capabilities, designed to use a host computer's resources to perform most of the tasks performed by dedicated hardware in a traditional modem.
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(computer hardware) A computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds.
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(computing) A small, lightweight laptop computer, smaller than a notebook computer.
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(computing) A subnotebook.
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(computing) A high-performance tablet computer
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(computing) A tablet computer, a type of portable computer.
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(computing) A portable computer characterized by a tablet form factor and a touchscreen interface.
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A wireless personal computer that allows the user to take notes using natural handwriting with a stylus or digital pen on a touch screen.
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(computing) A device for entering data into a computer or a communications system and/or displaying data received, especially a device equipped with a keyboard and some sort of textual display.
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(slang, uncountable) Computer hardware.
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(computing, humorous) A low end or old personal computer.
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(computer hardware) An input/output device that allows the user to interact with the computer by touching the display screen.
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(dated) A portable computer or telephone.
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(computing) A computing device that is smaller than a traditional laptop, but larger than a PDA.
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(computing) A very lightweight and thin portable computer the areal size of a notebook computer or subnotebook.
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(computing) A subnotebook.
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(euphemistic) A style of mobile phone, tablet, or laptop computer where the user cannot replace the battery because the device is manufactured as a single sealed unit.
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(dated) A computer terminal with a screen display.
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a computing device worn on the body, such as a smart watch
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(computing) A VNC server that allows the user to view the Windows desktop from any VNC viewer.
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(computing) Any of several devices that allow connectivity from a PC or PDA to a wireless network.
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Alternative spelling of workstation [a desktop computer, normally more powerful than a normal PC and often dedicated to a specific task, such as graphics]
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(rare, sometimes science fiction) A computer display that one can work at.
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