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personal computer

personal computer noun: a computer for use by one person at a time (using a microprocessor).

Noun

personal computer (plural personal computers)

  1. 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.
    1. (historical) The IBM Personal Computer.
    2. (dated) 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

All synonyms of personal computer

Forms of personal computer

pluralpersonal computers

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

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  2. personal capital
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  4. personal column
  5. personal columns
  6. personal computer
  7. personal computers
  8. personal conduct
  9. personal covenant
  10. personal covenants
  11. personal crises

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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