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Handheld

A personal digital assistant or video game console that is small enough to be held in the hands.

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📖 Definitions of "Handheld"

noun

1
A personal digital assistant or video game console that is small enough to be held in the hands.

adjective

1
Held in one or both hands.
2
Small and light enough to be operated while held in one or both hands.

🔄 Synonyms of "Handheld"

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Word	Definition
hand-heldnoun	Held in one or both hands.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Handheld"

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Word	Definition
hand-heldnoun	(computing) A personal digital assistant or video game console that is small enough to be held in the hands.
mobilenoun	(uncountable, Internet) The internet accessed via mobile devices; the version of a product seen on mobile devices.
portablenoun	(video games) A hand-held video gaming device.
handicraftnoun	A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
pocket-sized	Small enough to fit into a pocket.
labournoun	An effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
pocketnoun	(clothing) A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
notebooknoun	A book in which notes or memoranda are written.
grenadenoun	A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket.
handsetnoun	A mobile phone.
cellphonenoun	Alternative form of cell phone. [(chiefly Canada, US, New Zealand, Philippines) A portable, wireless telephone, which changes antenna connections seamlessly during travel from one radio reception cell to another without losing the party-to-party call connection.]
man-portable	That can be transported on a person. Often used of military weapons systems, e.g. missiles.
fewnoun	A surname.
manonoun	A stone resembling a rolling pin, used to grind maize or other grain on a metate.
keyboardnoun	(computing, etc.) A set of keys laid out in a grid-like pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer etc.
netbooknoun	(computing) An economical notebook computer able to access the Internet.
laptopnoun	(computing) A laptop computer.
handnoun	The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
cellularnoun	(US, informal) A cellular phone (mobile phone).
palmnoun	The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.