netbook

See also: Netbook

English

Etymology

Blend of net +‎ notebook, a trademark registered by Psion.

Noun

netbook (plural netbooks)

1. (computing) An economical notebook computer able to access the Internet.
   • 2009 March 4, The net(book) effect, “Joe Brancatelli”, in NBC News‎^[1]:

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     As the line between traditional laptop computers and smartphones blurs and new ideas like netbooks arrive, business travelers face a new series of choices about what to carry on the road.

Translations

economical notebook computer

• Armenian: նեթբուք (netʻbukʻ)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 上網本 / 上网本 (zh) (shàngwǎngběn)

• Faroese: netbók f
• French: netbook (fr) m, miniportable (fr) m, miniportatif m
• German: Netbook (de) n
• Japanese: ネットブック (nettobukku)
• Maori: rorohiko whatunga
• Polish: netbook (pl) m
• Russian: нетбу́к (ru) m (nɛtbúk)
• Spanish: ultraportátil m

See also

• laptop
• net computer
• subnotebook
• ultraportable

Polish

notebook

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English netbook.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛd.buk/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛdbuk
• Syllabification: net‧book

Noun

netbook m inan or m animal (related adjective netbookowy)

1. (computing) netbook (small and inexpensive laptop designed primarily as a means of accessing the Internet)

   Hypernym: laptop

   Coordinate term: notebook

Declension

Declension of netbook

	singular	plural
nominative	netbook	netbooki
genitive	netbooka	netbooków
dative	netbookowi	netbookom
accusative	netbook/netbooka	netbooki
instrumental	netbookiem	netbookami
locative	netbooku	netbookach
vocative	netbooku	netbooki

Further reading

• netbook in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• netbook in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Noun

netbook m (plural netbooks)

1. netbook