laptop
adjective
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Definition of laptop
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of a size and design that makes operation and use on one's lap convenient — compare desktop
laptop
nounDefinition of laptop (Entry 2 of 2)
: a portable microcomputer having its main components (such as processor, keyboard, and display screen) integrated into a single unit capable of battery-powered operation
Examples of laptop in a Sentence
Noun
He uses a laptop for business when he travels.Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
On Monday, detectives served a search warrant at the home and found $40,000 in suspected stolen retail merchandise and $30,000 in suspected stolen property, including 25 laptop computers, purses and cameras. — Jason Green, The Mercury News, "Authorities bust Bay Area-wide retail theft ring," 22 Aug. 2019 The Futurefön’s page showed a sleek, palm-sized touchscreen that slotted into a laptop dock, then folded flat and flipped open again, revealing a second screen and a full-sized laptop keyboard. — Adi Robertson, The Verge, "The crowdfunded phone of the future was a multimillion-dollar scam," 13 Aug. 2019 Two trunks provide a decent amount of storage, including the 12.6-cubic-foot rear trunk, which has space for two medium-size golf bags or an airline-spec carry-on and a laptop bag. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray debut a moon shot," 23 July 2019 But unlike other full tablets with keyboard attachments, this keyboard has a much nicer and more laptop-like hinge. — Dieter Bohn, The Verge, "HP Chromebook x2 review: semi-pro," 27 Sep. 2018 The front trunk can fit an airline carry-on bag and a laptop bag, according to GM. — Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, "GM unveils a radically new Corvette," 18 July 2019 Looking to the future, Intel displayed a new two-screen concept laptop PC design, codenamed Honeycomb Glacier, that features a second, narrower display below the hinge of the notebook’s main display and above the keyboard in the lower half. — Michelle Maltais, USA TODAY, "The games were the star of E3, but gaming PCs were center stage," 15 June 2019 Microsoft removed Huawei’s laptop lineup from its online store last month, following a new executive order to crack down on the Chinese tech company. — Tom Warren, The Verge, "Huawei laptops return to Microsoft’s online store after mysteriously disappearing," 17 June 2019 The switch comes more than a year after the previous school board approved a $140 million technology contract to provide laptop devices in the system’s high schools. — Cody Boteler, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore County Board of Education approves $14.8 million contract for Chromebooks," 12 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
There’s always some unknown woman or man working on a laptop who is able to poke holes through that virtual dam. — K.n.c., The Economist, "Entrepreneurial leaders are needed for a decentralised world," 29 Aug. 2019 According to court documents, as a result of further investigation, child pornographic images were discovered on a laptop that had been subjected to forensic examination by law enforcement officers in Imperial County, California. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, "Self-described Alabama ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ couple gets federal prison for making child porn," 28 Aug. 2019 The 5300 Latitude model is a 2-in-1 laptop that functions like a tablet when folded. — Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, "Google and Dell Technologies’ New Chromebook Is Designed for Business Users," 26 Aug. 2019 There was a hypnotic pull, a thrill even, to what was unfolding on my laptop screen. — Jason Parham, WIRED, "When Influencers Switch Platforms—and Bare It All," 19 Aug. 2019 And much of the program’s content—like managing and analyzing data, writing code and deploying software solutions—happens from behind a laptop which is connected to the Cloud anyway. — Wim Delva, Quartz Africa, "Data science institutions focused on Africa are being built across the continent," 8 Aug. 2019 In one particularly awkward moment, an Instagram feed popped up on a laptop during a class lecture and an alarmingly racist ad from one of the companies filled the screen. — La'nita Johnson, Quartz, "The far right is really good at tricking you into giving it free advertising," 30 July 2019 Someone purchased a laptop with a credit card, and when the purchase was approved the customer purchased several iPhones and gift cards from a store in the 1000 block of Willow Road, on July 11. — Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com, "Group asked to see shoes at sporting good store then stole items: Northbrook police," 23 July 2019 Evelyn Anderson escaped her home with little more than her purse and a work laptop. — Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, "After California wildfires, what survivors say they gained from loss," 3 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'laptop.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for laptop
laptop
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of laptop
: a small computer that is designed to be easily carried
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laptop
noun
lap·top
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Kids Definition of laptop
: a small portable computer that can run on battery power and has the main parts (as keyboard and display screen) combined into a single unit
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