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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Apple wasn’t the first company to make a personal computer, a smartphone, a laptop, a tablet, or a smartwatch.
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The world's first personal computer According to Wired magazine, Hewlett-Packard was the producer of the first device in the world to be called a personal computer.
—Chris Anderson, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The tech giant this week bumped prices on its popular Surface series of personal computers in response to higher component costs, most notably memory, given the global shortage.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
The advent of personal computers brought computers into the individual consumer's home for the first time.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The world's first personal computer According to Wired magazine, Hewlett-Packard was the producer of the first device in the world to be called a personal computer.
—Chris Anderson, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The tech giant this week bumped prices on its popular Surface series of personal computers in response to higher component costs, most notably memory, given the global shortage.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
The advent of personal computers brought computers into the individual consumer's home for the first time.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for personal computer
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“Personal computer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20computer. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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