👉 Handbag computing, also known as handbag computing or handbag architecture, is a specialized field within computer science that focuses on designing and implementing efficient computational units or modules specifically tailored for lightweight, portable, and energy-efficient tasks. These handbags are designed to be compact, low-power, and highly optimized for specific applications such as edge computing, IoT devices, or wearable technology. They typically consist of a small set of logic gates, memory elements, and sometimes specialized hardware accelerators like digital signal processors (DSPs) or field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), which are tailored to perform particular computational tasks with minimal energy consumption. By offloading these tasks from more powerful central processors, handbag computing enables real-time processing and decision-making in resource-constrained environments, making it a crucial technology for the Internet of Things (IoT) and other emerging applications where power efficiency and size are paramount.