Meanings
nounnetbook (plural netbooks)
plural netbooks
- computingAn economical notebook computer able to access the Internet.
Origin
Blend of net + notebook, a trademark registered by Psion.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 上網本 /上网本
- 上網本 /上网本 (shàngwǎngběn)economical notebook computer
French netbook, miniportable
- netbookeconomical notebook computer
- miniportableeconomical notebook computer
- miniportatifeconomical notebook computer
German Netbook
- Netbookeconomical notebook computer
Japanese ネットブック
- ネットブック (nettobukku)economical notebook computer
Māori rorohiko whatunga
- rorohiko whatungaeconomical notebook computer
Polish netbook
- netbookeconomical notebook computer
Russian нетбу́к
- нетбу́к (nɛtbúk)economical notebook computer
Spanish ultraportátil
- ultraportátileconomical notebook computer
Cite this entry
APA
netbook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netbook
MLA
“netbook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netbook. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “netbook,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netbook.
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