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A laptop, laptop computer, or notebook computer is a small, portable personal computer (PC) with a screen and alphanumeric keyboard These typically have a "clamshell" form factor, typically having the screen mounted on the inside of the upper lid and the keyboard on the inside of the lower lid, although 2-in-1 PCs with a detachable keyboard are often marketed as laptops or as having a "laptop mode" Laptops are folded shut for transportation, and thus are suitable for mobile use Its name comes from lap, as it was deemed practical to be placed on a person's lap when being used
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