luggableadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈlʌɡəbl/, U.S.

/ˈləɡəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < lug v. + -able suffix.

That can be lugged; barely portable; used esp. to designate a computer which is designed to be portable but requires considerable effort. Frequently as n. Cf. portable adj. and n.

ΘΚΠ

society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [noun] > portable

portable1933

luggable1978

notebook computer1982

lap portable1983

laptop1983

transportable1983

lap-held1984

notebook1988

mobile device1989

notebook PC1989

notepad1991

digital assistant1992

personal digital assistant1992

netbook1999

society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [adjective] > portable

luggable1978

transportable1982

laptop1983

lap-held1984

1978 Washington Post 8 June (Virginia Weekly) 3/1 Reinke had..set on making a book... She asked herself, ‘How can I do it,’ without a luggable printing press that she could take to the center?

1983 Money May 154 (heading) Get ready for the lovable luggables.

1985 Your Computer May 23/3 IBM is expected to release a true ‘lap’ portable, rather than a luggable one, later in the year.

1988 Daily Tel. 1 Feb. 21/3 But it is not a great bulky luggable of 35 pounds, and is relatively easy to move about, especially as it has a nylon carrying case.

1991 U.S. News & World Rep. 27 May 67/1 At the heavyweight end lies Toshiba's..T3200SXC, a luggable laptop with a spectacular colour screen.

1994 Spy (N.Y.) Sept.–Oct. 90/2 Owning a luggable is like owning one of those small foreign convertibles.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	luggable
释义	luggableadj.n. Brit. /ˈlʌɡəbl/, U.S. /ˈləɡəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < lug v. + -able suffix. That can be lugged; barely portable; used esp. to designate a computer which is designed to be portable but requires considerable effort. Frequently as n. Cf. portable adj. and n. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [noun] > portable portable1933 luggable1978 notebook computer1982 lap portable1983 laptop1983 transportable1983 lap-held1984 notebook1988 mobile device1989 notebook PC1989 notepad1991 digital assistant1992 personal digital assistant1992 netbook1999 society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [adjective] > portable luggable1978 transportable1982 laptop1983 lap-held1984 1978 Washington Post 8 June (Virginia Weekly) 3/1 Reinke had..set on making a book... She asked herself, ‘How can I do it,’ without a luggable printing press that she could take to the center? 1983 Money May 154 (heading) Get ready for the lovable luggables. 1985 Your Computer May 23/3 IBM is expected to release a true ‘lap’ portable, rather than a luggable one, later in the year. 1988 Daily Tel. 1 Feb. 21/3 But it is not a great bulky luggable of 35 pounds, and is relatively easy to move about, especially as it has a nylon carrying case. 1991 U.S. News & World Rep. 27 May 67/1 At the heavyweight end lies Toshiba's..T3200SXC, a luggable laptop with a spectacular colour screen. 1994 Spy (N.Y.) Sept.–Oct. 90/2 Owning a luggable is like owning one of those small foreign convertibles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1978
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