Internet slang for a device that blurs the line between a tablet and a laptop — basically the hybrid gadget category that includes devices like the Surface Pro or iPad with a keyboard cover.
Internet slang for a device that blurs the line between a tablet and a laptop — basically the hybrid gadget category that includes devices like the Surface Pro or iPad with a keyboard cover. It's a portmanteau of 'tablet' and 'laptop,' and while 'laplet' is the more common alternate term, 'tabtop' pops up in tech forums and productivity circles when describing that awkward middle child of personal computing. It captures the endless debate about whether these devices are actually useful.
I sold my laptop and got a tabtop instead — honestly it handles everything I need for working from cafes.
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(internet slang) A laptop computer lacking or missing a screen.
(internet slang) A bad or poorly functioning laptop computer that is undesirable to use.
(British, slang) A large, portable touchscreen device, particularly a tablet computer.
A rare, humorous mispronunciation or misspelling of 'computer,' typically used for comic effect — either to mock someone unfamiliar with technology or to playfully signal one's own tech illiteracy. The word has an endearing, bumbling quality that makes it useful as light satire.
(internet slang) Synonym of laplet.