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kneetop

kneetop noun: a portable computer.

Noun

kneetop (plural kneetops)

  1. (dated) A portable computer.
    • A taxonomy of small computers—laptops, palmtops, and kneetops—was just emerging.1994, PC Mag, volume 13, number 6, page 4

Forms of kneetop

pluralkneetops

Origin of kneetop

From knee + top, as it could be placed on the user's knees. Compare laptop.

Questions about kneetop

What does kneetop mean?
Kneetop means a portable computer.
What part of speech is kneetop?
Kneetop is a noun.
What is the plural of kneetop?
The plural of kneetop is kneetops.

Words near kneetop in the dictionary

  1. kneesock
  2. kneesocks
  3. kneestone
  4. kneestones
  5. kneesy
  6. kneetop
  7. kneetops
  8. Knefel
  9. kneidel
  10. kneidels
  11. kneidl

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