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PC-compatibles

PC-compatibles is the plural of PC-compatible.

Meaning of PC-compatible

Noun

PC-compatible (plural PC-compatibles)

  1. A computer of this kind.
    • Most personal computers today use a 32-bit bus, but on PC-compatibles, the bus can also work in 8-bit and 16-bit mode.1998, Douglas A. Downing, Michael A. Covington, Melody Mauldin Covington, “bus”, in Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms, 6th edition, Hauppauge, N.Y.: Barron’s Educational Series, →ISBN, page 65
    Synonyms:
    IBM-compatible

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Questions about PC-compatibles

What is PC-compatibles the plural of?
PC-compatibles is the plural of PC-compatible.

Words near PC-compatibles in the dictionary

  1. PC shaming
  2. PC speaker
  3. PC speakers
  4. PC-BSD
  5. PC-compatible
  6. PC-compatibles
  7. PC-DOS
  8. PC-ness
  9. pc.
  10. PCA
  11. PCaaS

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