laptop

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A laptop computer.

   He was playing a video game on his laptop.

2. 2
   adj

   Designed for use on a lap.

   At NCC, however, laptop portables such as the Gavilan were stealing the show, and when Miyashita returned to japan, his list of possible projects included a proposal for a portable computer.

3. 3
   noun

   a portable computer small enough to use in your lap

Etymology

From lap (“upper legs of a seated person”) + top, modeled after desktop.