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hand-held also hand·held (h

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adj.

Compact enough to be used or operated while being held in the hand or hands: a hand-held video camera.

hand-held n.

hand-held

adj

1. (Performing Arts) held in position by the hand

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) (of a film camera) held rather than mounted, as in close-up action shots

3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) (of a computer) able to be held in the hand and not requiring connection to a fixed power source

(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) a computer that can be held in the hand

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Adj.

hand-held - small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands; "a hand-held computer"

handheld

hand-held

adjective portable, pocket, mini, miniature, palm-top keying in the details on a hand-held computer

Translations

hand-held [ˈhændheld] ADJ → de mano; (= portable) → portátil

hand-held [ˈhændˈhɛld] adj → a mano

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