{"id":2406,"date":"2011-10-25T13:17:27","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T13:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/netbook-2\/"},"modified":"2011-10-25T13:17:27","modified_gmt":"2011-10-25T13:17:27","slug":"netbook-2","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/2241\/netbook","title":{"rendered":"Netbook"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_netbook_mean\">What Does Netbook Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A netbook is a small mobile computing device (a mini laptop) that has less processing power and storage space than a laptop computer.<\/p>\n<p>Netbooks are extremely lightweight, and most do not include a CD\/DVD drive. However, they do support a small keyboard for word processing and other inputs.<\/p>\n<p>Netbooks were initially created as secondary computing options and targeted to the education market. However, they have become increasingly popular, particularly mong students, bloggers and those how mainly use a laptop to access the Web. Netbooks are also ideal for cloud computing.<\/p>\n<p>A netbook may also known be known as an ultra-portable, mini-notebook, subnotebook, mini-thin client, ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) or cloud book.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_netbook\">Techopedia Explains Netbook<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Netbooks usually run on a portable Linux OS, although some models may come preloaded with Windows XP or Linux. Some netbooks also run on the Chrome OS, which is the latest OS from Google that is exclusively designed for a line of Netbooks.<\/p>\n<p>Netbooks have multiple capabilities, including Web browsing, Microsoft Office applications, photo management and multimedia. 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