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laptop

[lap-top] / ˈlæpˌtɒp /
NOUN
computer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
PC data processor desktop computer personal computer
STRONG
CPU central processing unit device handheld computer machine mainframe micro microcomputer mini minicomputer notebook notebook computer processor tablet
WEAK
abacus artificial intelligence brain electronic brain number cruncher thinking machine
NOUN
data processor
Synonyms
WEAK
CPU Macintosh PC calculator mac mainframe microcomputer number cruncher personal computer word processor
NOUN
laptop computer
Synonyms
WEAK
microcomputer minicomputer notebook computer palmtop
NOUN
personal computer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
desktop computer minicomputer workstation
WEAK
IBM PC Macintosh PC clone computer home computer mac microcomputer

Example Sentences

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Onlookers said that, as several flight attendants tried to stir Lyonne, removed her laptop and asked if she needed medical attention, she seemed out of it, and asked, “Where are we?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The MacBook Neo is the company’s “first real push” into the budget laptop space, where Apple currently holds less than 1% market share, Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan wrote in a Monday note.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Concannon and her teammates plugged the drive into a shared laptop and clicked it open.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Representatives for Joell-Deshields told the court he had not returned a company laptop as it was bought for him by the company after his personal device was damaged in his line of work.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

He points at something on his laptop screen.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy