personal computer
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personal computer
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Often attributed to Stewart Brand (1974), but in use before (see quotations).
noun personal computers
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A computer for use by one person at a time (using a microprocessor).
Near-synonyms: desktop computer, microcomputer
Similar: PC, desktop computer, microcomputer
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The IBM Personal Computer.
Similar: PC, desktop computer, microcomputer
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A PC-compatible computer.
Similar: PC, desktop computer, microcomputer, PC clone, IBM PC clone
Translations
Every language
noun small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
| Español | ordenador personal, computadora personal, computador personal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 개인용 컴퓨터 gaeinyong keompyuteo, 피시 pisi |
| 日本語 | パソコン pasokon, ＰＣ (pī-shī), パーソナルコンピューター pāsonaru konpyūtā |
| 中文 | 個人電腦 /个人电脑 gèrén diànnǎo |
| हिन्दी | व्यक्तिगत कंप्यूटर vyaktigat kampyūṭar, ज़ाती कंप्यूटर zātī kampyūṭar |
| Português | computador pessoal |
| Français | ordinateur personnel |
| Deutsch | Personalcomputer |
| Italiano | personal computer, computer personale, calcolatore personale, elaboratore personale, ordinatore personale, computatore personale |
| Ελληνικά | προσωπικός υπολογιστής prosopikós ypologistís |
| Română | computer personal, calculator personal |
| Русский | персона́льный компью́тер personálʹnyj kompʹjútɛr, ПК PK |
| Tiếng Việt | máy tính cá nhân |
| العربية | كَمْبْيُوتَر شَخْصِيّ kambyūtar šaḵṣiyy |
| עברית | מחשב אישי makhshév ishí |
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