PDA

noun

a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.

• Syn: ↑personal digital assistant, ↑personal organizer, ↑personal organiser, ↑organizer, ↑organiser

• Derivationally related forms: ↑organize (for: ↑organizer)

• Hypernyms: ↑electronic device

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\\ˌpē(ˌ)dēˈā\ abbreviation or noun (-s)

: a public display of affection

2. : personal digital assistant herein

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personal digital assistant.

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abbrev

Personal digital assistant

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PDA UK [ˌpiː diː ˈeɪ] US [ˌpi di ˈeɪ] noun [countable] [singular PDA plural PDAs] computing

personal digital assistant: a palmtop (=a very small computer) on which you can store addresses and telephone numbers, and write letters and reports

Thesaurus: types of computer_hypernym computer programs and systems_hyponym

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I

n. a palmtop computer used to store information such as addresses and telephone numbers, and for simple word processing and spreadsheeting

Origin:

late 20th cent.: abbreviation of personal digital assistant

II

abbr.

■ informal public display of affection

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/ˌpiːˌdiːˈeı/ noun, pl PDAs [count]

: a small electronic device that is used for storing and organizing information (such as phone numbers, addresses, appointments, and notes)

◇ PDA is an abbreviation of “personal digital assistant.”

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PDA 7 [ˌpiː diː ˈeɪ] [ˌpiː diː ˈeɪ] noun

the abbreviation for ‘personal digital assistant ’ (a very small computer that is used for storing personal information and creating documents, and that may include other functions such as telephone, ↑fax, connection to the Internet, etc.)

 

Word Origin:

[PDA] 1990s: abbreviation of personal digital assistant.