How do you say "Tablet Computer"?

Question

Hi, I'm looking for and compiling a list of "computer oriented" vocabulary words. One of them, which I haven't been able to find, is "Tablet", as in "Tablet PC". It's not "pastilla" or "lápida", as far as I know. Does anyone know how I would say this? If there is a special list on Spanishdict that covers computer technology, could someone point me in the general direction? Thanks a lot!

Answer 1

Perhaps this wikipedia entry will be of some help:

Wikipedia Spanish Tablet PC

First sentence:

Una tableta o tablet PC (‘ordenador personal en tableta’) es una computadora portátil con la que se puede interactuar a través de una pantalla táctil o multitáctil.

There is this caveat though:

El Diccionario de la lengua española (de la Real Academia Española) aún no ha reconocido esta acepción de la palabra «tableta».

Humpf " ordenador" - pacofinkler, Sep 19, 2011

Answer 2

Checking with the major computer manufacturers/sellers websites, they don't translate 'tablet' into Spanish. I think it's because HP, Dell, Acer and others have incorporated the word 'tablet' into their brand, so they leave it as 'tablet'. Then there's the Wiki article.....

I wanted to know the spanish equivalent 'tablet PC' so thankyou for this albeit two years later! - GabriellaMonique, Mar 4, 2014

Answer 3

Thanks for the answer!