palmtop

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English[edit]

A palmtop computer

Etymology[edit]

palm +‎ top, as used in one's palm; by analogy with desktop and laptop.

Noun[edit]

palmtop (plural palmtops)

  1. (computing) A personal digital assistant.
    • 1994, PC Mag, volume 13, number 6, page 4:
      A taxonomy of small computers—laptops, palmtops, and kneetops—was just emerging.

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