The story
From lap (“upper legs of a seated person”) + top, modeled after desktop.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
laptop
Today it means: A laptop computer. Full definition →
Today it means: A laptop computer. Full definition →
From lap (“upper legs of a seated person”) + top, modeled after desktop.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.