Laptop Computer: A computer system that is smaller than a briefcase but larger than a notebook. Typically has a clamshell design where the keyboard and display are on separate halves of the system. Named for its use as a computer that can be used while resting in the users lap.

 

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Laptop Computer: A computer system that is smaller than a briefcase but larger than a notebook. Typically has a clamshell design where the keyboard and display are on separate halves of the system. Named for . . . View Full Definition

Microcomputer: A category of computer that is generally used for personal computing, for small business computing, and as a workstation attached to large computers or to other small computers on a network.

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Notebook Computer: A very small computer, approximately the size of a notebook used for writing. The term is often used interchangeably with 'laptop', but is technically the much smaller version.

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Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC): A computer processing architecture that requires fewer instructions to run applications, thus increasing processing speed.

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