notebook

/'noutbuk/

Thân thiện

A student writes notes in a notebook during a lecture.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small, compact, portable computer: A lightweight, battery-powered personal computer designed for mobility and ease of use, typically featuring a clamshell form factor with a screen and keyboard.
   • A book with blank or ruled pages for writing notes: A bound collection of paper pages, often with a cover, used for recording information, ideas, or memoranda.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Portable Computer):

  • She took her notebook to the café to work on her presentation.
  • Modern notebooks are almost as powerful as desktop computers.

• Noun (Book for Notes):

  • The student wrote the lecture's key points in her notebook.
  • He always carries a small notebook to jot down creative ideas.

Advanced Usage

• "Laboratory notebook": A special type of notebook used by scientists and researchers to formally document experiments, procedures, and observations in a chronological and detailed manner.

  • All raw data must be recorded directly into the laboratory notebook.

• "Notebook entry": A single note or record made within a notebook.

  • The detective reviewed the notebook entry from the day of the incident.

Variants and Related Words

• Notebook computer (n): A full term for the portable computer; often shortened to "notebook" or "laptop."
• Notepad (n): A small pad of paper for writing notes, or a basic text-editing software program on a computer.
• Laptop (n): A synonym for a portable computer, though sometimes implying slightly larger size or different form factor than a "notebook."

Synonyms

• For the computer: Laptop, portable computer.
• For the book: Journal, notepad, logbook, exercise book.

Related Phrases

• "Notebook paper": Loose-leaf paper that is often perforated and hole-punched, designed to be used in ringed binders, but shares the characteristic lines of a notebook page.
  • Please submit your essay on standard notebook paper.

Related Idioms

• "A notebook moment": An event or thought significant or insightful enough that one feels compelled to write it down.
  • The speaker's closing remark was a real notebook moment for everyone in the audience.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a small compact portable computer
2. a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda

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