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 result is a promotional twofer that’s appeared on a range of products including coffee mugs, key chains, rulers and notebooks.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
In March of that year, Thompson publicized email communications between MF DOOM and Egon, demanding the notebooks be returned.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Which is far easier than searching for it in a notebook.
—Scott Kramer, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
As an extreme example, Crowell tells the story of a client with no living relatives who detailed in a notebook not only all of her accounts and passwords and every aspect of what was to happen with her assets, but also her own funeral—guest list and all.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
In March of that year, Thompson publicized email communications between MF DOOM and Egon, demanding the notebooks be returned.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Which is far easier than searching for it in a notebook.
—Scott Kramer, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
As an extreme example, Crowell tells the story of a client with no living relatives who detailed in a notebook not only all of her accounts and passwords and every aspect of what was to happen with her assets, but also her own funeral—guest list and all.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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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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