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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There’s also the idea that AI will create new jobs, like the proliferation of personal computers did back in those early days of LISP.
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Rob Green, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Jim, now 71, worked for a Deerfield Beach company, building, installing and networking personal computers.
—Ron Hurtibise, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2025
Futurists and others believe AI will disrupt virtually every sector of society in ways even greater than the introduction of the internet and personal computers in the 1990s.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Microsoft Windows, introduced 40 years ago, continues to be the dominant personal computer interface and Microsoft Office, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other programs, continues to do very well on PCs, Macs and smartphones.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
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Rob Green, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Jim, now 71, worked for a Deerfield Beach company, building, installing and networking personal computers.
—Ron Hurtibise, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2025
Futurists and others believe AI will disrupt virtually every sector of society in ways even greater than the introduction of the internet and personal computers in the 1990s.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Microsoft Windows, introduced 40 years ago, continues to be the dominant personal computer interface and Microsoft Office, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other programs, continues to do very well on PCs, Macs and smartphones.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Personal computer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20computer. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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