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notebook

  • /ˈnəʊtˌbʊk/ UK
  • /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/ US

noun notebooks · note book

  1. A book (physical or digital) in which notes or memoranda are written. Near-synonyms: notepad, rough book, writing pad, logbook, journal

    Similar: by-book, notepad, rough book, writing pad, logbook, journal

  2. attributive, sometimes A kind of user interface in literate programming, allowing calculations to be interspersed with human-readable comments, diagrams, etc. We have found the use of Jupyter notebooks to be a convenient way of sharing work and code in a compact and reproducible manner. Jupyter notebooks are easy to update and adapt over time compared to a static CD-ROM.
  3. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of notebook computer (“laptop computer”). Over time, the difference in size between laptops and notebooks became a matter of no more than an inch or two in length and width, and a fraction of an inch in thickness.

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Closest in meaning: notebook computer, scrapbook, booklet, binder, book, notepad, journal, diary, scratchpad, cahier, sketchbook, newspaper, flipchart, workbook, synopsis, mrb

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noun empty book able to be used for notes

Españolcuaderno, libreta
한국어공책 gongchaek, 노트 noteu, 수첩 sucheop
日本語帳面 chōmen, ノート nōto, 手帳 techō, 手帖 techō
中文筆記本 /笔记本 bǐjìběn, 本子 běnzi, 簿子 bùzi
हिन्दीनोटबुक noṭbuk, कापी kāpī
Kiswahilidaftari
Portuguêscaderno
Françaiscahier, calepin
DeutschNotizbuch, Notizheft, Notizblock, Merkheft, Schmierheft
Italianoblocco, taccuino, quaderno
Ελληνικάσημειωματάριο simeiomatário, τετράδιο tetrádio
Românăcaiet
Русскийблокно́т bloknót, записна́я кни́жка zapisnája knížka, тетра́дь tetrádʹ, тетра́дка tetrádka
Tiếng Việttập, vở, sổ tay
العربيةدَفْتَر daftar, مُذَكِّرَة muḏakkira, مُفَكِّرَة mufakkira
עבריתמַחְבֶּרֶת makhbéret, דִּפְתָּר diftar, פִּנְקָס pinkás

noun notebook computer

Españolcomputador portátil, computadora portátil, ordenador portátil, portátil, notebook
한국어노트북 noteubuk
日本語ノートパソコン nōto pasokon
中文筆記本 /笔记本 bǐjìběn, 手提計算機 /手提计算机 shǒutí jìsuànjī, 筆記本電腦 /笔记本电脑 bǐjìběn diànnǎo
हिन्दीनोटबुक noṭbuk
Portuguêsnotebook, laptop
Françaisnotebook, laptop, ordinateur portatif
DeutschNotebook, Laptop
Italianonotebook, laptop, computer portatile, calcolatore portatile, elaboratore portatile, ordinatore portatile
Ελληνικάφορητός foritós, φορητός υπολογιστής foritós ypologistís
Русскийно́утбук nóutbuk, ноутбу́к noutbúk, лэпто́п lɛptóp
Tiếng Việtmáy tính xách tay
العربيةكَمْبْيُوتَر مَحْمُول kambyūtar maḥmūl, حَاسُوب مَحْمُول ḥāsūb maḥmūl
עבריתמחשב נייד, מַחְשֵׁב נַיָּד makhshév nayád

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@misc{notebook_2026,
  title = {notebook},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/notebook},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}