ALL meanings of personal computer
per·son·al com·put·er
P p - noun personal computer computer for home, office 1
- noun personal computer a compact computer that uses a microprocessor and is designed for individual use, as by a person in an office or at home or school, for such applications as word processing, data management, financial analysis, or computer games. Abbreviation: PC. 1
- noun Technical meaning of personal computer (computer) (PC) A general-purpose single-user microcomputer designed to be operated by one person at a time. This term and the concept has been successfully hijacked by IBM due to the huge market share of the IBM PC, despite its many obvious weaknesses when compared to other equally valid claimants to the term, e.g. the Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Atari, Macintosh. 1
- countable noun personal computer A personal computer is a computer that is used by one person at a time in a business, a school, or at home. The abbreviation PC is also used. 0
- noun personal computer a small inexpensive computer used in word processing, playing computer games, etc 0
- noun personal computer a small, relatively inexpensive computer whose central processing unit is a microprocessor: used in the home, small businesses, etc. 0