"IBM PC" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌʌɪbiːˈɛmˌpiːˈsiː/ Audio: en-ca-IBM_PC.ogg Forms: IBM PCs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} IBM PC (plural IBM PCs)
  1. The original version and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform.
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  2. (dated) A microcomputer compatible with IBM's specification. Tags: dated Categories (topical): IBM
    Sense id: en-IBM_PC-en-noun-nzcb27So Disambiguation of IBM: 35 65 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53

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