notebook

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note·book /ˈnəʊtbʊk $ ˈnoʊt-/ S3 noun [countableC]

DTCNa book made of plain paper on which you can write notes 笔记本 →4 See picture of 见图 STATIONERY →5 see picture at 见图 stationery

2. TD (also notebook computer) a small computer that you can carry with you 笔记本电脑，便携式电脑 → laptop

Examples from the Corpus

notebook• His companion was thin and nervy and carried a notebook.• As they searched, they wrote down in a notebook details of all the things they found.• A teacher had assigned the class to make a composition by taping personal objects into a notebook.• Viol pulled out a notebook and a biro.• He closed his notebook, stood up, made a motion at Vinny Pearson.• In the main compartment were two very old-looking notebooks bound in calfskin; nothing else.• Imagine having your own self-contained knowledge manipulator in a portable package the size and shape of an ordinary notebook.• Couldn't have picked up the pen and opened the notebook and faced the blank page.

From Longman Business Dictionary

notebooknote·book /ˈnəʊtbʊkˈnoʊt-/ noun [countableC]

COMPUTING a small personal computer which is easy to carry somewhere with you

It says it is offering the industry’s most advanced notebooks at competitive prices.

These screens add about $2,000 to the price of a notebook computer.

→ compare laptop

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