personal digital assistants

collocation in English

meaningsofpersonal,digitalandassistant

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personal
adjective
uk
/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/us
/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or ...
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digital
adjective
uk
/ˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.təl/us
/ˈdɪdʒ.ə.t̬əl/
recording or storing information as a series of the numbers 1 and 0, to show that a signal is present ...
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assistant
noun[C]
uk
/əˈsɪs.tənt/us
/əˈsɪs.tənt/
someone who helps someone else to do ...
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(Definition ofpersonal,digitalandassistantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Drug information software is also used in personal digital assistants and handheld computers for greater ease and mobility.
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Recovered patients from the current study remarked that they carried daily planners or personal digital assistants to overcome their problems with verbal learning and memory.
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It had been attempting to develop technology for wireless charging of portable devices such as mobile phones, personal digital assistants, mp3 players and cameras.
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Sensors were installed in the ceilings to detect cellular signals to prevent unauthorized communications and bugging by mobile phones, personal digital assistants, and other devices.
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The initial plan was to create educational software for handheld digital books and personal digital assistants.
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This bar indicates how near or far a player is, to one of many scannable clues, such as file folders or personal digital assistants.
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Both sites have a wireless network enabling the use of laptop computers, smartphones and personal digital assistants.
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Tablets are typically larger than smart phones or personal digital assistants at 7 inches (18 cm) or larger, measured diagonally.
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They do so by using laptops, personal digital assistants, or mobile phones with diverse forms of wireless technologies to access their companies' data.
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For example, cellphones, personal digital assistants and other consumer computers often need significant software that is purchased or provided by a person other than the manufacturer of the electronics.
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Short grammar lessons are transmitted to all the robots at regular intervals via their hand-held communication devices (anticipating personal digital assistants by more than 30 years).
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These advantages have made it a choice battery for portable electronics such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants, as they allow for more flexible and compact design.
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