- This article concerns the area at the top of a person's legs; for other similarly named articles, see Lap (disambiguation).
A lap is a surface created between the knee and hips of a bipedal being when it is in a seated position. The knee is the lower extremity Joint connecting the Femur, Patella, and the Tibia. Bipedalism is a form of Terrestrial locomotion where an organism moves by means of its two rear limbs A lap only exists in this seated form, and not when a being is standing erect or when it is lying down.
Consumer products for laps
There are numerous consumer devices created specifically for use with the lap. The laptop, for example, was designed for people who required the use of a computer when away from their usual work space. A laptop computer, also known as a notebook computer, is a small Personal computer designed for mobile use. A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. As portable computers grew smaller, some evolved into "notebooks", in reference to their small physical size, instead of its possible positioning during use.
An earlier consumer product designed for the lap was the lapdog. Consumers refers to individuals or households that use goods and services generated within the economy. A lap dog (lapdog is a Dog that is small enough to be held in the arms or lie comfortably on a person's lap A small dog, usually a terrier, which was bred to sit in the lap of a wealthy or fashionable European woman. A terrier is a Dog of any one of many breeds or Landraces of terrier type which are typically small wiry very active and fearless dogs The European peoples are the various Nations and Ethnic groups of Europe.
Laps in popular culture
In some forms of the Christmas tradition, young children sit upon the lap of Santa Claus to tell him what gifts they would like. Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply " Santa " is the Around the Christmas buying season each year, many malls, especially those in North America are known to offer an area where parents can bring their children to partake in this tradition. "Christmas season" redirects here For other uses see Christmas season (disambiguation.
Lapsitting, in general, can also be seen in every day life between relatives, couples, and friends. Lapsitting can occur between people of the opposite sex or the same sex--although same-sex lapsitting does appear to be more common among young women and girls, than in their male counterparts.
The lap and sexuality
A "lap dance" is an erotic dance and sexual act. A lap dance is a specific type of Sex dance offered in some Strip clubs or (somewhat more formal gentlemen's clubs in which the patron is seated and the It is commonly performed as a paid service by exotic dancers to their clientele. A lapdance is performed by one person straddling the lap of the other and gyrating their lower extremities in a provocative manner.
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