notebook
/'noutbuk/
Definition
- 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.
Noun
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a small compact portable computer
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a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
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