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This is more of a terminology question...

I'm developing an occasionally connected application that will run on a tablet for clinicians or field service workers but I'm struggling with what this type of computing is referred to. Mobile computing as connotations of a phone app. Whereas our clients may be occasionally at their desk. Microsoft uses Smart Client a lot, but I'm not sure if that best describes this scenario or is the common term for this kind of computing.

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In healthcare, it's called "Point of Care" or POC, e.g. using a POC device or application while taking care of a patient.

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Is Tablet Computing a bit too blunt for you? It's certainly a well-known term, and it seems to adequately describe your client's use case.

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  • Thank you; That's not bad but it could lead people to think that it's just a tablet solution. I'm looking for a term that would also represent a trucker with a laptop in his cab or a social worker carrying a laptop while she's making visits or a tablet that's carried around a warehouse etc. – Idrise_Coulombe Dec 25 '10 at 07:06