'personal computer' definitions:
Definition of 'personal computer'
From: WordNet
noun
A small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time [syn: personal computer, PC, microcomputer]
Definition of 'personal computer'
From: GCIDE
- personal computer \personal computer\ n.
- 1. (Computers) A computer[2] designed for use by one person at a time; -- contrasted with shared-time computers such as a mainframe, server or minicomputer, which may be accessed by multiple users each operating from a different input device (in the 1990's, usually a terminal or personal computer). A personal computer typically uses a microprocessor for its CPU.
- Syn: PC, microcomputer. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]