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tablet computer

Mobile computer with integrated display, circuitry and battery

Also known as tablet · tablet PC

Instance of: form factor
Subclass of: mobile computer
, digital computer
, home appliance

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A tablet computer, commonly shortened to tablet or simply tab, is a mobile device, typically with a mobile operating system and touchscreen display processing circuitry, and a rechargeable battery in a single, thin and flat package. Tablets, being computers, have similar capabilities, but lack some input/output (I/O) abilities that others have. Many modern tablets are based on smartphones, the only differences being that tablets are relatively larger than smartphones, with screens from around 7 inches (18 cm) to 14.6 inches (37 cm) measured diagonally, and may not support access to a cellular network. Unlike laptops, tablets usually run mobile operating systems, alongside smartphones.

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Different from: graphic tablet
Members / parts: electronic visual display nature of statement: certainty

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42 identifiers linking tablet computer across the web's reference databases

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