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What is the correct term for the mouse pointer/nipple/joystick thingy in the middle of a laptop's keyboard?

I want to call it a "mouse nipple" or maybe a "joystick", although I know these are not correct. It's different from the touchpad, which is below the keyboard and has dedicated click buttons. Instead,...
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5 votes
4 answers
90k views

Is there a way to stream wirelessly from a laptop to a TV?

I heard of such a thing like a box or a media player such thing that can connect wirelessly to stream movies from my laptop? Is there such a thing that can do it? How is the latency on it? I have ...
Robolisk's user avatar
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2 votes
2 answers
187 views

What is the name of this component?

I was wondering what the name of the 5th component was. Dell 1747 Studio 17
jmasterx's user avatar
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17 votes
12 answers
21k views

Difference between a netbook, a notebook, and a laptop

What's the difference between the terms 'netbook', 'notebook', and 'laptop'? I've always just called portable computers "laptops", but apparently there is a technical difference between the three.
Sasha Chedygov's user avatar