lap-top computer

See also: laptop computer

English

Noun

lap-top computer (plural lap-top computers)

1. Dated form of laptop computer.
   • 1985 March 12, David Climie, “Price, power, performance keys to winning market for lap-top computers”, in The Citizen, Ottawa, Ont., page G20:

     Competition in the portable lap-top computer market is heating up as manufacturers scramble to pack the right punch into an affordable briefcase-size machine.

   • 1997 August 3, Leonard Bishop, “Things to do on my return”, in The Manhattan Mercury, Manhattan, Kan., page D3:

     First, I must figure out how to use the lap-top computer I bought for $10 at a garage sale.

   • 2000 January 1, Melody Parker, “DVD vs. VHS battle continues”, in The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, page E3:

     “With DVD, you can watch a movie on a lap-top computer while you’re traveling cross-country on an airplane,” he [Trevor Hendrickson] enthuses.