Definitions

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  • noun Internet A book that may be read via the Internet
  • noun computing Any of several portable computers (or similar) that has access to the Internet and is primarily used to read such books

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Examples

  • Introduced a little over a month ago, this device, that they classify as a webbook, merges the home entertainment computer, netbook, and cloud computing into a single device.

    Stephanie Vaughn Hapke: REVIEW: litl webbook 2009

  • The webbook is a high specification UMPC that has a 1.6Ghz Via C7 processor x86, 512Mb of RAM and currently an 80G HDD.

    Not Just Another Netbook glyn moody 2008

  • The really cool thing about the webbook is the software.

    Not Just Another Netbook glyn moody 2008

  • The last we heard from Litl, the startup was introducing its first product, a "webbook" meant to change Web-browsing into a lean-back, communal experience, much like TV.

    Zach Klein Universal Feed 2010

  • It is selling online a highly unusual laptop it classifies as a "webbook," which attempts to meld cloud computing with a TV-like viewing experience-for the home.

    WSJ.com: What's News US 2009

  • Carphone Warehouse is recalling its own-brand "webbook" from all its stores, in order to change the netbook's operating system, industry sources are reporting.

    Pocket-lint.com 2008

  • We freely admit that we take inspiration in easel mode from the metaphor of the TV and agree that people need a web appliance but by the same token we are still a webbook and work like one in laptop mode.

    The death of the URL | FactoryCity 2009

  • The netbook/webbook market needs some design thinking.

    The death of the URL | FactoryCity 2009

  • The webbook comes with a custom remote control, AC power adapter, and HDMI cable.

    Stephanie Vaughn Hapke: REVIEW: litl webbook 2009

  • The litl webbook is a netbook-class machine, running an Intel Atom CPU at 1. 6Ghz.

    Stephanie Vaughn Hapke: REVIEW: litl webbook 2009

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