英和和英

名詞

personal digital assistant (plural personal digital assistants)

1. (dated) A hand-held computer, mostly used as an organizer.

   Alternative form: PDA (initialism, dated)

   Synonym: palmtop (dated)

   • [1994 September 28, Lawrence M. Fisher, “Personal Digital Assistant, Part III”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     The device, about the size of a fat paperback book, represents the most ambitious attempt yet by computer and communications companies to pool their resources in hopes of finally creating a market for what the industry calls "personal digital assistants."]

   • 1994 December 18, Laurie Flynn, “Sharp Unveils a New Breed of Personal Digital Assistant”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     Already, Sharp owns at least 60 percent of the market for personal digital assistants, or P.D.A.'s, with its Wizard line, ranking far ahead of Hewlett-Packard, Casio, Apple Computer and other competitors past and present.