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 inside covers of the notebooks were used to save a substantial collection of news clippings, an offbeat record of the world through those years of writing the book. —Alexis Wright, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025

The empty notebook becomes a mirror reflecting the abyss between societal expectations and personal artistic ambition. —Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025

In the first entry translated, the notebook's author wished a comrade a happy birthday on Dec. 9. —David Brennan, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2024

Once a brilliant toymaker, Jeronicus Jangle (Forest Whitaker) has lost his notebook full of ideas thanks to his thieving former apprentice (a delightfully sinister Keegan-Michael Key). —EW.com, 20 Dec. 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