notebook

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

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

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

• 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.

Ellipsis of notebook computer (“laptop computer”).abbreviationalt-ofellipsis

• Over time, the difference in size between laptops and notebooks became a matter of no more than an inch or two in length and width, and a fraction of an inch in thickness.