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Record 1 2021-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computers and Calculators
DEF

A microcomputer that is specifically designed for being easily hand-carried, used in more than one location and placed on various surfaces, including on one's lap, particularly due to its small size, reduced weight, and battery.

OBS

Laptop computers include notebook computers, which are smaller and usually have less processing capacity than average. However, as technology evolves, the differences between notebook computers and other laptop computers are becoming less significant, and some authors have begun to use the designations that refer to them as synonyms.

OBS

laptop computer: designation standardized by ISO in collaboration with the International Electrotechnical Commission and by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

OBS

laptop: designation standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

Key term(s)
  • lap-top computer
  • lap-top

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
DEF

Micro-ordinateur expressément conçu pour que l'on puisse facilement le transporter à la main, l'utiliser en des lieux différents et le poser sur diverses surfaces, dont les genoux, notamment en raison de sa petite taille, de son poids réduit et de sa batterie.

OBS

Les ordinateurs portatifs incluent notamment les ordinateurs blocs-notes, qui sont plus petits et ont une moins grande capacité de traitement que la moyenne. Toutefois, au fil des développements technologiques, les différences entre les ordinateurs blocs-notes et les autres types d'ordinateurs portatifs deviennent moins importantes, de sorte que certains auteurs ont commencé à utiliser les désignations qui y font référence comme des synonymes.

OBS

ordinateur portatif : désignation normalisée par l'ISO en collaboration avec la Commission électrotechnique internationale et par l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA).

OBS

ordinateur mallette : désignation normalisée par l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Computadoras y calculadoras
DEF

Computadora (ordenador) [...] muy ligera, que funciona por medio de pilas (baterías) que usa un dispositivo de visualización de poco peso [...]

CONT

Las verdaderas computadoras portátiles generalmente pesan menos de 5 kilogramos (12 libras) y se diferencian de las movibles, que son computadoras de mayor peso y que no se pueden transportar en un maletín de mano.

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