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laptop

lap·top

UK/ˈlæp.tɒp/ US/ˈlæp.tɑp/ fairly common

noun

1.

a portable computer small enough to use in your lap

Origin

From lap (“upper legs of a seated person”) + top, modeled after desktop.

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