noun
hand-held computer
A small portable computing device; the term is a direct loanword from English and is used in technical or computing contexts.
このハンドヘルドコンピュータはバーコードスキャナーとしても使えます。
This hand-held computer can also be used as a barcode scanner.
Variant with a middle dot, sometimes used for clarity.
A more formal Japanese term for a personal digital assistant (PDA); ハンドヘルドコンピュータ is a direct loanword and sounds more technical.
A smartphone; while also hand-held, it is a more specific consumer device with telephony, whereas ハンドヘルドコンピュータ often implies a specialized industrial or computing device.
Loanword from English 'hand-held computer'.