laptop
English · Español · Français · Deutsch · Italiano · Português · Română · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
laptop
- /ˈlæp.tɒp/ UK
- /ˈlæp.tɑp/ US
Where it comes from
From lap (“upper legs of a seated person”) + top, modeled after desktop.
noun laptops · lap-top
-
A laptop computer.
He was playing a video game on his laptop.
Similar: laptop computer, notebook computer
adjective lap-top
- Designed for use on a lap. At NCC, however, laptop portables such as the Gavilan were stealing the show, and when Miyashita returned to japan, his list of possible projects included a proposal for a portable computer.
verb laptops · laptoping · laptoped · lap-top
- To use a laptop computer.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: laptop computer, netbook, chipset, computer, phone, encryption, cellphone, notebook, desktop, manpads, man-portable, transportable, portable, mobile, portability, movable
Translations
Every language
noun computing: a laptop computer
| Español | portátil, computador portátil, computadora portátil, ordenador portátil, laptop, lap |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 노트북 noteubuk, 랩톱 raeptop, 랩탑 raeptap |
| 日本語 | ノートパソコン nōto pasokon, ラップトップ rapputoppu |
| 中文 | 手提電腦 /手提电脑 shǒutí diànnǎo |
| हिन्दी | लैपटॉप laipṭŏp |
| Português | computador portátil, portátil, laptop, notebook |
| Français | ordinateur portable, portable |
| Deutsch | Laptop, Klapprechner |
| Italiano | notebook, laptop, computer portatile, calcolatore portatile, elaboratore portatile, ordinatore portatile |
| Ελληνικά | φορητός υπολογιστής foritós ypologistís |
| Română | computer portabil, laptop, notebook, calculator portabil |
| Русский | но́утбук nóutbuk, ноутбу́к noutbúk, лэпто́п lɛptóp |
| Tiếng Việt | máy tính xách tay, láp-tóp |
| العربية | كَمْبْيُوتِر مَحْمُول kambyūtir maḥmūl, حَاسُوب مَحْمُول ḥāsūb maḥmūl, لَابْتُوب laptup, labtob |
| עברית | מחשב נייד, מַחְשֵׁב נַיָּד makhshév nayád, לָפְּטוֹפּ láptop |
Talk about this word "laptop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/laptop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. laptop. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/laptop "laptop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/laptop.Cite this
@misc{laptop_2026,
title = {laptop},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/laptop},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
