notebook
Notebook (noun) means a physical or digital book used for writing down notes. Example: “I keep a small notebook in my bag for ideas and shopping lists.”
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1
A physical or digital book used for writing down notes.
"With an unquenchable enthusiasm for locomotives and their work, at an early age I had commenced to keep engine and traffic-recording notebooks, compiled in a schoolboy's round hand."
— , Euston to the North-West (1946)
"I keep a small notebook in my bag for ideas and shopping lists."
"She filled the notebook with sketches of the birds she saw on her walk."
"Please write the phone number in your notebook so you do not lose it."
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In literate programming, an interface that mixes computer calculations with readable comments, diagrams and similar material.
"We have found the use of Jupyter notebooks to be a convenient way of sharing work and code in a compact and reproducible manner. Jupyter notebooks are easy to update and adapt over time compared to a static CD-ROM."
— David Ming, David Glasser (2016)
"The data scientist shared a notebook that ran the code and explained each step."
"In the notebook, the chart updates every time you change the numbers above it."
"Students open the notebook in a browser and run each cell in turn."
3
Short for 'notebook computer', meaning a laptop computer.
"Over time, the difference in size between laptops and notebooks became a matter of no more than an inch or two in length and width, and a fraction of an inch in thickness."
— Corey Sandler, Upgrading and Fixing Laptops For Dummies (2006)
"He carried his notebook to the cafe and worked there all afternoon."
"My old notebook is slow, so I am saving up for a new one."
"The battery on this notebook lasts almost the whole working day."
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What is the meaning of notebook?
"notebook" (noun) means a physical or digital book used for writing down notes.
What is another word for notebook?
Other words for "notebook" include notepad, logbook, journal.
What are the different meanings of notebook?
"notebook" has 3 main meanings: 1. A physical or digital book used for writing down notes; 2. In literate programming, an interface that mixes computer calculations with readable comments, diagrams and similar material; 3. Short for 'notebook computer', meaning a laptop computer.
How do you use notebook in a sentence?
Example: "I keep a small notebook in my bag for ideas and shopping lists."
