personal digital assistant
English
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editpersonal digital assistant (plural personal digital assistants)
- (dated) A hand-held electronic organizer or computer.
- [1994 September 28, Lawrence M. Fisher, “Personal Digital Assistant, Part III”, in The New York Times[1], →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[2], →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.
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edithand-held electronic organizer
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Further reading
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