Words are very powerful — so become empowered by enhancing your vocabulary! Check out this week’s word ‘Phablet’, a new entrant to the Oxford Dictionary

Phablet

Noun

Definition: A smartphone having a screen which is intermediate in size between that of a typical smartphone and a tablet computer.

Origin: Early 21st century: blend of phone1 and tablet.

Examples:

• A 3.5 inch screen is inadequate in a market that is trending towards phablets.

• Whether the Note 2 should be called a phone or a tablet is a moot point, but as yet, it’s essentially the only phablet on the market.

• Phablets are especially well suited for emerging economies, since consumers in those markets don’t want to buy both a tablet and smartphone.

Published in Dawn, Young World, July 30th, 2016