ノートパソコン

のーとぱそこん
noun
laptop computer; notebook PC
technology
1. laptop computer; notebook PC
A portable personal computer small enough to use on one's lap. A wasei-eigo compound from English 'notebook' + 'personal computer.'
ノートパソコン()った
I bought a laptop.
I open my laptop at a café and work.
The new laptop is light and easy to carry around.

A Japanese-coined compound (wasei-eigo) from 'notebook' + 'personal computer.' In English, the standard term is simply 'laptop,' while 'notebook PC' is sometimes used but less common.

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Often shortened to ノートPC or simply ノート in casual speech. The abbreviation パソコン itself comes from パーソナルコンピューター (personal computer) and is the standard Japanese word for PC.

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