nettop
n.— «It all started with the advent and success of smaller laptops or netbooks, as they are called, in June 2008. Now, Indian and multinational PC makers like Asus, HCL Infosystems and Wipro are ready to give a push to the retail sales of even smaller desktops or Nettops, based on Intel Atom processors.» —“Move aside desktops; here come ‘nettops’” by Leslie D’Monte Business Standard (Mumbai, India) Dec. 4, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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