notebook — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A book (physical or digital) in which notes or memoranda are written.

   Synonyms

   by-booknotepadrough bookwriting padlogbookjournal

   Broader terms

   bookrecord

   Examples

   I keep new words in a notebook.

   Near-synonyms: notepad, rough book, writing pad, logbook, journal

   More examples (2)

   For Caſſius is a-weary of the World: / Hated by one he loues, brau'd by his Brother, / Check'd like a bondman, all his faults obſeru'd, / Set in a Note-booke, learn'd, and con'd by roate / To caſt into my Teeth.

   With an unquenchable enthusiasm for locomotives and their work, at an early age I had commenced to keep engine and traffic-recording notebooks, compiled in a schoolboy's round hand.

2. A kind of user interface in literate programming, allowing calculations to be interspersed with human-readable comments, diagrams, etc.

   Usage

   • attributive
   • sometimes

   Examples

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   We have found the use of Jupyter notebooks to be a convenient way of sharing work and code in a compact and reproducible manner. Jupyter notebooks are easy to update and adapt over time compared to a static CD-ROM.

Noun

1. a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda

   Broader terms

   bookvolume

2. a small compact portable computer

   Synonyms

   notebook computer

   Broader terms

   portable computer