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personal computer

noun

Etymology

Often attributed to Stewart Brand (1974), but in use before (see quotations).

Definitions

  1. A computer for use by one person at a time (using a microprocessor).

    • Near-synonyms: desktop computer, microcomputer
    • He is working on an important project on his personal computer.
    • “There is no reason to suppose the average boy or girl cannot be master of a personal computer,” he said.

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No curated loop yet for personal computer. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA