palmtopn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpɑːmtɒp/, U.S.

/ˈpɑ(l)mˌtɑp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: palm n.², top n.¹ and adj.

Etymology: < palm n.² + top n.¹ and adj., after laptop n., desktop n.

A. n.

A computer small and light enough to be held in one hand. Cf. desktop n. 2 and laptop n..

ΘΚΠ

society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [noun] > palm-top

handheld1971

palmtop1987

personal digital assistant1992

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > smallness or scantiness of extent > compactness > compact thing

handheld1971

palmtop1987

1987 Govt. Computer News 5 June 55/3 Perhaps artificial intelligence will soon allow us to communicate from a 10 MIPS cellular palmtop to someone's telephone implant and vice versa.

1993 Computing 27 May 23/1 Whereas in the old days a portable was simply a PC you could carry (although not necessarily use on the move), now you can take your pick from portables, notebooks, sub-notebooks, palmtops and organisers.

2003 PC World (Nexis) 1 July The palmtop will supplant the mobile phone (especially the Smartphone) as the most-used pocket device.

B. adj.

Esp. of a computer: small enough to be held and used in the palm of the hand.

ΘΚΠ

society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [adjective] > palm top

palmtop1989

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > of small or scanty extent > compact > compact thing

handheld1891

in-hand1949

palmtop1989

1989 PC Week (Nexis) 18 Sept. Atari Computer Corp. last week shipped Portfolio, a 1-pound ‘palmtop’ computer priced at $400.

1993 Esquire Dec. 48 In this novel..,William Gibson imagines the palmtop TV/telephone of the future: a smooth, oblong shape, like a piece of polished obsidian.

2003 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 4 June 15 It was back in 1994 when NewsPage launched Southeast Asia's first advanced palmtop stock paging system.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	palmtop
释义	palmtopn.adj. Brit. /ˈpɑːmtɒp/, U.S. /ˈpɑ(l)mˌtɑp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: palm n.², top n.¹ and adj. Etymology: < palm n.² + top n.¹ and adj., after laptop n., desktop n. A. n. A computer small and light enough to be held in one hand. Cf. desktop n. 2 and laptop n.. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [noun] > palm-top handheld1971 palmtop1987 personal digital assistant1992 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > smallness or scantiness of extent > compactness > compact thing handheld1971 palmtop1987 1987 Govt. Computer News 5 June 55/3 Perhaps artificial intelligence will soon allow us to communicate from a 10 MIPS cellular palmtop to someone's telephone implant and vice versa. 1993 Computing 27 May 23/1 Whereas in the old days a portable was simply a PC you could carry (although not necessarily use on the move), now you can take your pick from portables, notebooks, sub-notebooks, palmtops and organisers. 2003 PC World (Nexis) 1 July The palmtop will supplant the mobile phone (especially the Smartphone) as the most-used pocket device. B. adj. Esp. of a computer: small enough to be held and used in the palm of the hand. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [adjective] > palm top palmtop1989 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > of small or scanty extent > compact > compact thing handheld1891 in-hand1949 palmtop1989 1989 PC Week (Nexis) 18 Sept. Atari Computer Corp. last week shipped Portfolio, a 1-pound ‘palmtop’ computer priced at $400. 1993 Esquire Dec. 48 In this novel..,William Gibson imagines the palmtop TV/telephone of the future: a smooth, oblong shape, like a piece of polished obsidian. 2003 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 4 June 15 It was back in 1994 when NewsPage launched Southeast Asia's first advanced palmtop stock paging system. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1987
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