handheld
hand held
- a small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands
- Competition is increasing in the market for handheld operating systems -- Palm, Microsoft and Symbian are the major players -- and the proliferation of standards for handheld plug .
- After so many megahits from Nintendo, its new handheld DSi game player is a bit of a letdown.
- When your dog barks, the sound is beamed to the handheld and matched to the database.