palmtop
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palmtop
A computer small enough to hold in one hand and operate with the other. Also called a "handtop," these ultra-small computers have very small keyboards or specialized keypads tailored to specific industries. See subnotebook, netbook, tablet computer and smartphone.
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palmtop
palmtop or hand-held personal computer, lightweight, small, battery-powered, general-purpose programmable computer. It typically had a miniaturized full-function, typewriterlike keyboard for input and a small, full color, liquid-crystal display for output. In addition to an operating system compatible with that of a desktop computer, a palmtop typically contained a word processor, a spreadsheet program, and a calendar and phone book. A variety of other programs could be loaded and executed, and data could usually be transferred to and from a desktop computer. Although some palmtops were like personal digital assistants in that they accepted handwritten or touch screen input, they generally differed in that the palmtop had more memory, a keyboard, and a greater variety of available programs. The development of netbooks and smartphones made palmtops obsolete.
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- Hardware and Peripherals - palmtop: very small portable computer that can be held in one hand
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Palmtop
Dansk (Danish)
n. - palmtop (hånd-pc)
Nederlands (Dutch)
palmtop (computertje van zakformaat)
Français (French)
n. - ordinateur de poche
Deutsch (German)
n. - kl. Computer, der in einer Hand getragen werden kann
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υπολογιστής χειρός
Italiano (Italian)
palmtop, computer miniaturizzato
Português (Portuguese)
n. - aparelho eletrônico que se segura na mão
Español (Spanish)
n. - pequeña computadora que cabe en la mano
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - palmtopp
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
掌上, 掌上型计算机
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 掌上, 掌上型電腦
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 손바닥전산기 (컴퓨터)
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 片手で持てるくらいのコンピュータ, 小型コンピュータ
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) كومبيوتر صغير متنقل
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מחשב קטן (הנישא בכף היד)
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