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palm·top

 (päm′tŏp′)
n.
A computer that is small enough to fit in the palm of one's hand.

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palm•top

(ˈpɑmˌtɒp)
n.
a battery-powered microcomputer small enough to fit in the palm.
[1985–90]
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Translations
dlančnik

palmtop

[ˈpɑːmtɒp] N (also palmtop computer) → ordenador m de bolsillo, computador m or computadora f de bolsillo (LAm), palmtop m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

palmtop

[ˈpɑːmtɒp] n (also palmtop computer) → ordinateur m de poche
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