notebook
noun
note·book
ˈnōt-ˌbu̇k 
1
: a book for notes or memoranda
2
: laptop entry 2
especially
: a particularly small or light laptop
… have been selling smaller, lighter, cheaper and more powerful notebooks for two years. —
Peter H. Lewis
—often used before another noun Peter H. Lewis a notebook computer
Examples of notebook in a Sentence
Take out your notebook and write down some of your ideas.
She kept a notebook for her poetry.
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The lawsuit describes one instance in which Manford was working in her office and a coworker handed her a notebook, according to the lawsuit.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
Previously, the only way to share a notebook was to manually enter someone's email address.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 6 June 2025
In diary writings contained in that notebook, Mangione vents about his frustrations with the health insurance industry and his intent to carry out an attack.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
His drafts become scripts for the actors to play, all bound together in this notebook of working drafts.
—Adam Moss, Vulture, 30 May 2025
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
Previously, the only way to share a notebook was to manually enter someone's email address.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 6 June 2025
In diary writings contained in that notebook, Mangione vents about his frustrations with the health insurance industry and his intent to carry out an attack.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
His drafts become scripts for the actors to play, all bound together in this notebook of working drafts.
—Adam Moss, Vulture, 30 May 2025
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“Notebook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notebook. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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notebook
noun
note·book
ˈnōt-ˌbu̇k
1
: a book for notes
2
: a portable computer that is similar to but usually smaller than a laptop
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