home computer

noun

: a personal computer used in the home

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At the time, late cofounder Steve Jobs was in his early 20s and strapped for cash, but hooked on the idea that everyone should be able to own a home computer. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025 Gray was also aware that his son was obsessed with school shooters and even had a shrine above his home computer for the gunman in the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school massacre, prosecutors said. Dan Raby, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025 This includes your full legal name, date of birth, a valid home address and the geolocation of your cell phone or home computer. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025 Even the home computer that would have saved any footage of the fire from his rooftop weather camera went up in smoke. Cheri Mossburg, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for home computer

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of home computer was in 1955

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“Home computer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20computer. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.

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