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

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Word History

First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

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