Lap
Overview
- This article concerns the area at the top of a person's legs; for other similarly named articles, see Lap (disambiguation)Lap (disambiguation)A lap is the area on top of the thighs of a sitting person.Lap may also refer to:* One circuit around a race track.* The licking movement of an animal's tongue, usually for purposes of feeding* Lapping, an abrasive cutting method...
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A lap is a surface created between the knee
Knee
The knee joint joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two articulations: one between the fibula and tibia, and one between the femur and patella. It is the largest joint in the human body and is very complicated. The knee is a mobile trocho-ginglymus , which permits flexion and extension as...
and hips
Hip (anatomy)
In vertebrate anatomy, hip refer to either an anatomical region or a joint.The hip region is located lateral to the gluteal region , inferior to the iliac crest, and overlying the greater trochanter of the femur, or "thigh bone"...
of a bipedal being when it is in a seated or lying down position.
There are numerous consumer devices created specifically for use with the lap. The laptop
Laptop
A laptop, also called a notebook, is a personal computer for mobile use. A laptop integrates most of the typical components of a desktop computer, including a display, a keyboard, a pointing device and speakers into a single unit...
, for example, was designed for people who required the use of a computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
when away from their usual work space.
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