A personal organizer, day planner, or personal planner is a small book/binder usually containing a calendar, address book, and notebook paper. Paper-and-binder personal organizers are increasingly being supplanted by electronic personal digital assistants (PDAs) and personal information manager software. Some personal organizers attempt to bridge the gap by featuring holders for PDAs. Image File history File linksMetadata Appointment_diary. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Appointment_diary. ... A page from the Hindu calendar 1871-72. ... An address book or a name and address book (NAB) is a book or a collection of data storing contact details (for example: address, telephone number, e-mail address, fax number, mobile phone number). ... palmOne Tungsten T5 Personal digital assistants (PDAs) are handheld computers that were originally designed as personal organizers, but became much more versatile over the years. ... A personal information manager (PIM) is a type of application software that functions as a personal organizer. ...
A personal information manager (PIM) is a type of application software that functions as a personalorganizer.
As an information management tool, a PIM's purpose is to facilitate the recording, tracking, and management of certain types of "personal information".
Prior to the introduction of the term “PDA” (Personal digital assistant) by Apple in 1992, handheld personalorganizers such as the Sharp Wizard and the Psion were also referred to as "PIM’s".