Phrase guide

personal digital assistant

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A hand-held computer, mostly used as an organizer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: palmtop

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: PDA, personal organizer, personal organiser, organizer, organiser

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: electronic device

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 個人數碼助理 /个人数码助理 (go3 jan4 sou3 maa5 zo6 lei5) — hand-held electronic organizer
  • Chinese: 個人數位助理 /个人数位助理 (kò-jîn sò͘-ūi chō͘-lí, kò-lîn sò͘-ūi chō͘-lí) — hand-held electronic organizer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 個人數碼助理 /个人数码助理 (gèrén shùmǎ zhùlǐ) — hand-held electronic organizer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 個人數位助理 /个人数位助理 (gèrén shùwèi zhùlǐ) — hand-held electronic organizer
  • Finnish: kämmentietokone — hand-held electronic organizer
  • French: assistant numérique personnel — hand-held electronic organizer
  • Georgian: პირადი ციფრული ასისტენტი (ṗiradi cipruli asisṭenṭi) — hand-held electronic organizer
  • Georgian: პერსონალური ციფრული ასისტენტი (ṗersonaluri cipruli asisṭenṭi) — hand-held electronic organizer
  • German: Personal Digital Assistant — hand-held electronic organizer
  • Icelandic: lófatölva — hand-held electronic organizer
  • Japanese: 携帯情報端末 (keitai jōhō tanmatsu) — hand-held electronic organizer
  • Macedonian: ли́чно дигита́лно пома́гало (líčno digitálno pomágalo) — hand-held electronic organizer
  • Norman: compiuteu d'paûmé — hand-held electronic organizer
  • Polish: palmtop — hand-held electronic organizer
  • Polish: komputer podręczny — hand-held electronic organizer
  • Portuguese: PDA — hand-held electronic organizer
  • Russian: КПК (KPK) — hand-held electronic organizer
  • Russian: карма́нный персона́льный компью́тер (karmánnyj personálʹnyj kompʹjútɛr) — hand-held electronic organizer
  • Swedish: handdator — hand-held electronic organizer
  • Turkish: cep bilgisayarı — hand-held electronic organizer
  • Turkish: kişisel sayısal yardımcı — hand-held electronic organizer