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

Examples of personal computer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

From then on, the share declined by about one percentage point a year through the arrival of video games, personal computers, the internet, and smartphones. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

Competition ratcheted up in the following decades as Asia became a manufacturing powerhouse for electronic components, ranging from screen panels for TVs and computer monitors to memory chips for personal computers. — John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Losing data in space is not like losing a file on a personal computer. — Ben Topor, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

This is crowding out the supply of lower-grade memory found in consumer devices like smartphones and personal computers. — Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for personal computer

• commuter
• polluter
• recruiter
• microcomputer
• minicomputer
• supercomputer
• neuter
• pewter
• router
• scooter
• shooter
• suitor

Kids Definition

personal computer

noun

: a small general-purpose computer with a microprocessor