personal computer
personal computer noun: a computer for use by one person at a time (using a microprocessor).
Noun
personal computer (plural personal computers)
- A computer for use by one person at a time (using a microprocessor).
- Near-synonyms: desktop computer, microcomputer
- He is working on an important project on his personal computer.
- Synonyms:
- PC, desktop computer, microcomputer
- The IBM Personal Computer.
- A PC-compatible computer.
personal computer meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
personal computer in Hindi
- small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
- व्यक्तिगत कंप्यूटर vyaktigat kampyūṭar, ज़ाती कंप्यूटर zātī kampyūṭar
personal computer in Tamil
- தனிநபர் கணினி, சொந்தக் கணினி, தனியர்க் கணினி, தனியாள் கணினி, தனிக் கணினி, தனியக் கணிப்பொறி
personal computer in Urdu
- small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
- ذاتی کَمْپْیُوٹَر zātī kampyūṭar
personal computer in Bengali
- small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
- ব্যক্তিগত কম্পিউটার bêktigoto kompiuṭar
More languagesFewer languages
- personal computer in Kannada
- ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಗಣಕಯಂತ್ರ
- personal computer in Sinhala
- පෞද්ගලික පරිගණකය paudgalika parigaṇakaya
- personal computer in Arabic
- كَمْبْيُوتَر شَخْصِيّ kambyūtar šaḵṣiyy
- personal computer in Malay
- komputer peribadi
- personal computer in Indonesian
- komputer pribadi
- personal computer in Thai
- คอมพิวเตอร์ส่วนบุคคล kɔm-piu-dtə̂ə-sùuan-bùk-kon
- personal computer in Vietnamese
- máy tính cá nhân
- Sindhi
- ذاتِي ڳڻپيُوڪَرُ zātī ḡaṇpyūkaru
Examples of personal computer in a sentence
- “There is no reason to suppose the average boy or girl cannot be master of a personal computer,” he said.1962 November 3, John Mauchly, quotee, “Pocket Computer May Replace Shopping List”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- They're part way along on the Dynabook fantasy with a working personal computer the size of a breadbox.1974, Stewart Brand, II Cybernetic Frontiers, New York: Random House, →ISBN, page 88:
- Morse did confirm that the Amiga personal computer will have 128K of random-access memory (RAM) and a single 5¼-inch disk drive with 320K storage.1984, InfoWorld, volume 6, number 13, page 13:
Synonyms of personal computer
Forms of personal computer
| plural | personal computers |
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Origin of personal computer
Often attributed to Stewart Brand (1974), but in use before (see quotations).
Questions about personal computer
- What does personal computer mean?
- Personal computer means a computer for use by one person at a time (using a microprocessor).
- What is personal computer in Hindi?
- Personal computer in Hindi is व्यक्तिगत कंप्यूटर (vyaktigat kampyūṭar), ज़ाती कंप्यूटर (zātī kampyūṭar). See Personal computer meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use personal computer in a sentence?
- “There is no reason to suppose the average boy or girl cannot be master of a personal computer,” he said.
- What part of speech is personal computer?
- Personal computer is a noun.
- What is the plural of personal computer?
- The plural of personal computer is personal computers.
Words near personal computer in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: personal computer (page history and authors); personal computer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); personal computer (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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