personal digital assistant

See PDA¹.

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personal digital assistant

(Computer Science) a palmtop computer for storing information. Abbreviation: PDA

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per′sonal dig′ital assis′tant

a handheld computer, often pen-based, that provides esp. organizational software, as an appointment calendar, and communications hardware, as a fax modem.

Abbr.: PDA

[1990–95]

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Noun

personal digital assistant - a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.

PDA, personal organiser, personal organizer, organiser, organizer

electronic device - a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically

Translations

assistant électronique de poche

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