# notebook

Pronunciation: say "NOHT-buuk" US /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/, UK /ˈnəʊtˌbʊk/

## Noun

1. A bound book with pages for writing notes and memoranda.
   - Simple: A book with blank pages for writing notes and reminders.
   - _The detective filled an entire notebook with observations from the case._
   - _Students kept their lecture notes in spiral notebooks all semester._
2. Short for notebook computer. — Ellipsis of notebook computer (“laptop computer”).
   - Simple: Short for notebook computer. It means a laptop you can carry around.
   - _He closed his notebook and packed it into his bag before the flight._
   - _The company issued each engineer a notebook for remote work._
3. An interactive interface used in literate programming that lets you mix runnable calculations with readable comments, diagrams, and similar content.
   - Simple: A computer document where you can run code and add notes, pictures, and explanations together.
   - _The researcher shared a notebook combining her analysis code with written commentary._
   - _Each notebook cell can display a plot right beneath the code that generated it._

## Origin

Formed from note plus book.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/notebook (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).