NETBOOK
\nˈɛtbʊk], \nˈɛtbʊk], \n_ˈɛ_t_b_ʊ_k]\
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A small, limited-use laptop, primarily for email and Internet access. Netbooks started to gain in popularity in 2007. Netbooks are less expensive than a regular laptop, and generally weigh only two to three pounds. , Some computer manufacturers worry that netbooks may quickly gain traditional laptops' market share.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.