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Instapaper wouldn't be of as much value if it weren't for these mobile and e-reader devices. They give you a separate physical context for reading.
Marco Arment

Meaning of "e-reader" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD E-READER

From e-2 + reader.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF E-READER

e-reader play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF E-READER

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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
E-Reader is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES E-READER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

e-reader

E-book reader

An e-book reader, also called an e-book device or e-reader, is a mobile electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital e-books and periodicals. Any device that can display text on a screen may act as an e-book reader, but specialised e-book reader designs may optimise portability, readability, and battery life for this purpose. A single e-book reader is capable of holding the digital equivalent of hundreds of printed texts with no added bulk or measurable mass.

Definition of e-reader in the English dictionary

The definition of e-reader in the dictionary is a portable device that allows users to download and read texts in electronic form.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE E-READER

e-commerce
e-crime
e-CRM
E-FIT
e-government
e-learning
e-mail
e-mailer
e-marketing
e-nose
e-passport
e-payment
e-service
e-tail
e-tailer
e-tailing
e-thrombosis
e-type
e-voting
e-wallet

WORDS THAT END LIKE E-READER

beader
card reader
cheerleader
deader
floor leader
follow-the-leader
header
kneader
leader
loader
market leader
newsreader
palm reader
party leader
project leader
reader
Scout Leader
spreader
squadron leader
team leader
world leader

Synonyms and antonyms of e-reader in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «e-reader» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF E-READER

Find out the translation of e-reader to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of e-reader from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «e-reader» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

电子阅读器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

e-reader
570 millions of speakers

English

e-reader
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ई पाठक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القارئ الإلكتروني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

е-ридер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

e-reader
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ই-রিডার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

e-reader
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

E-pembaca
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

E-Reader
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

電子書籍リーダー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전자 판독기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

E-reader
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

e-reader
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இ-ரீடர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ई-वाचक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

e-okuyucu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

e-reader
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

e - czytnik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

е - рідер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

e-reader
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

e - reader
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

e - leser
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

läsplatta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

e -reader
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of e-reader

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «E-READER»

The term «e-reader» is very widely used and occupies the 15.951 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «E-READER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «e-reader» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «e-reader» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about e-reader

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QUOTES WITH «E-READER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word e-reader.
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Marco Arment
Instapaper wouldn't be of as much value if it weren't for these mobile and e-reader devices. They give you a separate physical context for reading.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «E-READER»

Discover the use of e-reader in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to e-reader and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Making Libraries Accessible: Adaptive Design and Assistive ...
E-reader Devices Kindle Kindle Kindle Touch Fire iBook DAIsY Use specific app Use specific app epUB * * * * * * * * * * Mobi * * * * AZW * * * pDF * * * * * * * * * * DoC, DoCX * * * TXT * * * HTML * * * Nook Touch Nook Color Nook Tablet sony ...
Char Booth, 2012
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Internationalization, Design and Global Development: 4th ...
Only in mainland China, Chinese e-Reader market has entered the rapid development stage since 2009. The sales volume of e-reader in China exceeded 300,000 with the market scale of about CNY 450 million in 2009, and it is promising ...
P.L.Patrick Rau, 2011
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Hatred of capitalism: a reader
Jean Baudrillard meets Cookie Mueller in this gathering of French theory and new American fiction.
Chris Kraus, Sylvère Lotringer, 2001
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Newspapers in Transition: American Dailies Confront the ...
The Arizona Republic—e-reader, $9.99; print + digital, $26.50 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution—e-reader, $9.99; print + digital, $25.18 Austin American- Statesman—e-reader, $9.99; print + digital, $27.95 The Charlotte Observer—e- reader, ...
Jim Cox, 2014
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Next Generation Information System Technology: First ...
... x:Reader(E)):Reader(E) end Figure 1: Iteration abstraction over generalized collections let expensiveParts = select(parts fun(p:Part):Bool p.price > 100.0) In this setting, a (read-only) view is nothing more than a non-parameterized function  ...
Joachim W. Schmidt, Anatoly A. Stogny, 1991
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Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals
Finally, setting the stage for the current e-reader marketplace, Apple released its iPad tablet in 2010. The iPad, like a computer, allows the reader to access both Kindle and Nook formats, but it also enables readers to download proprietary ...
August E. Grant, Jennifer H. Meadows, 2012
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Knowledge Discovery, Transfer, and Management in the ...
Users that had not borrowed an e-Reader from their public library were asked if they would consider doing so. Here, the response from participants indicated that 65.1% of them would borrow an e-Reader from their public library. This is a ...
Murray E. Jennex, 2014
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Building and Managing E-book Collections: A How-to-do-it ...
Lending e-books online will allow patrons with a valid library card from your library to check out and download e-books at any time of the day or night from anywhere they have a computer or e-reader with Internet service. Lending e- readers ...
Richard Kaplan, 2012
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iPad All-in-One For Dummies
Chapter. 7: Using. Your. iPad. as. an. E-reader. In. This. Chapter. ✓ Discovering how iPad differs from other e-readers ✓ Finding and buying books at iBooks ✓ Navigating a book ✓ Working with bookmarks, highlights, and the dictionary ...
Nancy C. Muir, 2014
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iPhone 4S Made Simple: For iPhone 4S and Other iOS 5-Enabled ...
Others use the Kobo e-reader software (formerly called Shortcovers) and have invested in a library of books for that platform. Fortunately, both e-book platforms have apps in the iPhone App Store. When either program is downloaded and ...
Martin Trautschold, Rene Ritchie, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «E-READER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term e-reader is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cheap kindle e-reader and Fire HD deals: Top 4 models and best …
Shopping for an e-reader or a two-in-one tablet? Here's our breakdown of the four popular Kindles, and how to buy them for cheap. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Auto-Graphics Sets the ILS Pace With Recorded Books' Zinio E-reader
Auto-Graphics, Inc. is the first library software company to fully integrate Recorded Books' highly regarded Zinio e-reader for libraries. «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
3
Barnes & Noble Shuts Down Third-Party Marketplace For Over A …
At the end of June, Barnes & Noble divided itself into two separate companies: its semi-troubled dead-tree book and e-reader business and its ... «The Consumerist, Jul 15»
4
2015 Kindle Paperwhite Review: $119 Amazon E-Reader Boasts …
Amazon (AMZN) just updated its most popular e-reader –the Kindle Paperwhite— doubling the device's pixels to the same 300 PPI ... «Investorplace.com, Jul 15»
5
How to protect your e-reader from the sand and surf
But when you're packing up the beach bag, you may have second thoughts about throwing your expensive e-reader into the mix. You're right to ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
6
Indonesian e-reader SCOOP pivots business model
Indonesian e-reader SCOOP pivots its business model. What does it mean? Leighton Cosseboom 8:02 pm on Jul 6, 2015. This is a community generated post ... «Tech in Asia, Jul 15»
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Top 5 e-readers for Summer 2015
The standard e-reader is only six inches, and Onyx has bucked the trend with the advent of the i86 HD Plus. It features Google Android 4.04, ... «Good E-Reader, Jul 15»
8
No one ever wants to admit the real reason they bought a Kindle
Reading on a Kindle (or any e-reader!) lets you peruse through guilty-pleasure stories without anybody around you having to know. «Business Insider, Jul 15»
9
Why Did e-Reader Companies Abandon Page Turn Buttons?
Many of the top e-reader brands from Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Kobo have abandoned manual page turn buttons. There was no clear ... «Good E-Reader, Jul 15»
10
Barnes and Noble Unveils Broken Nook Website
Michael Kozlowski is the Editor in Chief of Good e-Reader. He has been writing about electronic readers and technology for the last four years. «Good E-Reader, Jul 15»

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