Noun: personal digital assistant
- 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.
"personal digital assistants were popular before smartphones took over";
- PDA, personal organizer, personal organiser [Brit], organizer, organiser [Brit]
Derived forms: personal digital assistants
Type of: electronic device
Encyclopedia: Personal digital assistant