schootrekenaar

Dutch

Etymology

Calque of Afrikaans skootrekenaar (“laptop”), equivalent to schoot (“lap”) +‎ rekenaar (“person who calculates”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxoːt.reː.kə.naːr/

Noun

schootrekenaar m (plural schootrekenaars, diminutive schootrekenaartje n)

  1. (rare, humorous or puristic) synonym of laptop (“laptop”)
    • 2008 March 9, Hanske, “Welke muziek staat er nu op ? [What music is playing now?]”, in AudioFreaksForum‎[1] (user comment), retrieved 24 January 2026:
      3fm met die 90's dancedinges en ik met de schootrekenaar op de bank genieten
      3FM with all that 90s dance stuff and me on the couch with my laptop enjoying it
    • 2013 August 14, Lukas De Vos, “Dimitri Bontenakels ‘Steek van de schorpioen’ is streek van de kampioen [Dimitri Bontenakel's “Sting of the Scorpion” has ring of a champion]”, in Knack‎[2], retrieved 24 January 2026:
      Lees dit boek. Desnoods op uw schootrekenaar.
      Read this book. On your laptop if need be.
    • 2022 November 2, Mark Wiering, kiyoh.com‎[3] (customer review), retrieved 24 January 2026:
      Ik had bij een ander bedrijf (PCSpecialist) een schootrekenaar besteld: de NJ70CU, 17 inch scherm, met de elfde generatie Intel Core i7 verwerker, 16 GiB werkgeheugen, 512 GiB SSD schijf en 2 TB gewone harde schijf.
      I ordered a laptop from another company (PCSpecialist): the NJ70CU, with a 17-inch screen, 11th generation Intel Core i7 processor, 16 GiB RAM, 512 GiB SSD drive and 2 TB regular hard drive.
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