often used interchangeably in UK English but a "notepad" often refers to a small pad of paper for writing on and a "notebook" refers to the same thing in a book size. 1 note book -> https://www.papier.com/navy-monogram-23881?gclid=Cj0KCQiAsbrxBRDpARIsAAnnz_PiJn483Dgea3oj0Cxpz53azMJtm7ppgjtK7HNh2SIhnTxRdyND2d0aAgmFEALw_wcB 2 notepad -> https://www.vistaprint.co.uk/stationery/notepads?couponAutoload=1&GP=01%2f27%2f2020+14%3a50%3a21&GPS=5603559560&GNF=0 3 notebook computer --> https://www.mycheaplaptop.co.uk/product/lenovo-x200/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAsbrxBRDpARIsAAnnz_PQacn5uoXrjaar9j_fqixodXblOWEucNzus3qHIgJBhUO6FlrKEswaAvoREALw_wcB 4 notepad computers --> same as notebook computers but from different manufacturers That are also the two different trade names for personal computers.

You have a notepad beside the telephone. You have a notebook in your school bag.

You normally have a notepad so that you can use one or a few sheets of paper at a time; for writing a grocery list for example. A notebook is like a book but with blank pages for writing. It holds and keeps your notes.

a "notebook" generally opens like a "book". It has a cover and is connected along the spine. a "notepad" is more like a stack of papers connected at the top.