luggable
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luggable (plural luggables)
- (computing) An early portable computer, somewhat heavier than the modern laptop.
- 1991, Thomas F Wheeler, Professional Workstations
- The number of pocket or hand-held computers will grow, while the number of luggables will decline.
- 1994, Michel Banâtre, Peter A Lee, Hardware and Software Architectures for Fault Tolerance
- Witness the speed with which so-called luggable systems became portables, and portables became laptops.
- 1991, Thomas F Wheeler, Professional Workstations