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a device small enough to hold and big enough to hold you hostage.
means any electronic gadget designed to be operated while gripped in one or both hands rather than sitting on a desk.
from the word predates smartphones by decades — 1970s catalogs used it for calculators and early gaming units, anything that freed you from a tabletop or wall outlet.
first hitthe 1980 game and watch made handheld mainstream
military rootshandheld radios came before handheld games
camera term toohandheld shots mean no tripod, shaky by design