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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hand-held, handheldadjective

    small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands

    "a hand-held computer"

Wiktionary

  1. hand-heldnoun

    A personal digital assistant or video game console that is small enough to be held in the hands.

  2. hand-heldadjective

    Held in one or both hands.

  3. hand-heldadjective

    Small and light enough to be operated while held in one or both hands.

  4. Etymology: (see hand) + held

Wikipedia

  1. hand-held

    A mobile device (or handheld computer) is a computer small enough to hold and operate in the hand. Mobile devices typically have a flat LCD or OLED screen, a touchscreen interface, and digital or physical buttons. They may also have a physical keyboard. Many such devices can connect to the Internet and connect with other devices such as car entertainment systems or headsets via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular networks or near field communication (NFC). Integrated cameras, the ability to place and receive voice and video telephone calls, video games, and Global Positioning System (GPS) capabilities are common. Power is typically provided by a lithium-ion battery. Mobile devices may run mobile operating systems that allow third-party applications to be installed and run. Early smartphones were joined in the late 2000s by larger tablets. Input and output is usually via a touch-screen interface. Phones/tablets and personal digital assistants may provide much of the functionality of a laptop/desktop computer in addition to exclusive features. Enterprise digital assistants can provide additional business functionality such as integrated data capture via barcode, RFID and smart card readers. By 2010, mobile devices often contained sensors such as accelerometers, magnetometers and gyroscopes, allowing detection of orientation and motion. Mobile devices may provide biometric user authentication, such as face recognition or fingerprint recognition. Major global manufacturers of mobile devices are Apple, Samsung, Huawei, Meizu, Zte, Xiaomi, Sony, Google, HTC, LG, TCL, Motorola Mobility, Nokia, Realme and Micromax Informatics.

ChatGPT

  1. hand-held

    Hand-held refers to any object or device that is designed to be held and operated with one or both hands. This could include items such as mobile phones, game consoles, small tools or musical instruments. It implies that the item is small, light and portable enough to be easily carried or moved around.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hand-held in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hand-held in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of hand-held in a Sentence

  1. The CDC:

    Stomp, clap, or bring hand-held noisemakers instead.

  2. Nadine Gehrmann:

    I highly recommend the Aeropress due to its compact size and easy cleanup, it not only produces a delicious cup of coffee that can rival any coffee shop, but when combined with a hand-held grinder, you can have freshly ground coffee wherever you are.

  3. Cat Ellington:

    If God ever commands the spirit of wisdom to depart from me, well, I reckon that I'll never be able to compose the written word again. Not in music, and not in literature. If there is a blank page before me, it wouldn't matter if my right hand held a thousand dollar ink pen from the House of Montblanc, or an ink pen branded Paper Mate, not one word would be jotted from the ink of either or, and the page would remain blank.

  4. Kaleel Jamison:

    Relationships--of all kinds--are like sand held in your hand. Held loosely, with an open hand, the sand remains where it is. The minute you close your hand and squeeze tightly to hold on, the sand trickles through your fingers. You may hold onto some of it, but most will be spilled. A relationship is like that. Held loosely, with respect and freedom for the other person, it is likely to remain intact. But hold too tightly, too possessively, and the relationship slips away and is lost.

  5. Blake Sr.also:

    I told him, You thought daddy wasnt going to see my son ? he grabbed my hand, held it real tight and started weeping, telling me how much he loved me.


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