"Wintel" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Blend of Windows + Intel Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Windows|Intel}} Blend of Windows + Intel Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wintel
  1. (informal) The popular computing environment of the Microsoft Windows operating system running on an Intel CPU. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Microsoft Coordinate_terms: Mactel

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