slate
noun [C] (COMPUTER) /sleɪt/ (also slate PC)Definition
› a small computer with a screen that you can write on using a special penComputer hardware
(Definition of slate noun (COMPUTER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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