net·book

(nĕt′bo͝ok′)

A portable computer that is smaller than a laptop, with less processing speed and less memory, used primarily for accessing the internet.

[Blend of (inter)net and notebook.]

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netbook

(ˈnɛtˌbʊk)

(Communications & Information) a type of small laptop computer

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References in periodicals archive

Netbooks as a product category are only about two years old, emerging in late 2007, though some contend that netbooks first came into existence in 1999 with the Psion netBook, a device that never caught on.

Computers getting smaller, but netbooks aren't for everyone

My wife says I'm a gadget freak, and it was only three days ago I acquired a new portable Psion NetBook.

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