personal computer
noun
: a general-purpose computer equipped with a microprocessor and designed to run especially commercial software (such as a word processor or Internet browser) for an individual user
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After Apple secured the rights to sell personal computers in China, Steve accepted an invitation to travel to Beijing to speak at the Great Hall of the People.
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Geoffrey Cain, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
That's pushing up the price of personal computers, according to analysts with Oxford Economics — the first time those prices have risen since the early 1980s.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
That’s cut into production of standard products used in phones and personal computers, meaning fewer of those mass-market devices are being built and the prices are going up.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Leaving his role at Compaq — the largest personal computer company at that time — to work at Apple was risky because of the company’s financial struggles.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Geoffrey Cain, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
That's pushing up the price of personal computers, according to analysts with Oxford Economics — the first time those prices have risen since the early 1980s.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
That’s cut into production of standard products used in phones and personal computers, meaning fewer of those mass-market devices are being built and the prices are going up.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Leaving his role at Compaq — the largest personal computer company at that time — to work at Apple was risky because of the company’s financial struggles.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Personal computer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20computer. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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