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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Keep your main network just for personal computers and phones.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
Through this collaborative program, anyone can download freely available software from the GIMPS website to search for Mersenne prime numbers on their personal computers.
—Jeremiah Bartz, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
However, tariffs could raise consumer personal computer prices by as much as 50%, according to WCCFTech.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Trade groups have also warned of higher prices at grocery stores and hikes on electronics such as personal computers.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
Through this collaborative program, anyone can download freely available software from the GIMPS website to search for Mersenne prime numbers on their personal computers.
—Jeremiah Bartz, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
However, tariffs could raise consumer personal computer prices by as much as 50%, according to WCCFTech.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Trade groups have also warned of higher prices at grocery stores and hikes on electronics such as personal computers.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
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 1 Jul. 2025.
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