"personal computer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: personal computers [plural]
Etymology: Often attributed to Stewart Brand (1974), but in use before, see quotes. Head templates: {{en-noun}} personal computer (plural personal computers)
  1. (dated) A small computer, built around a microprocessor, for use by one person at a time. Wikipedia link: Apple II, IBM Personal Computer, Stewart Brand Tags: dated Categories (topical): Computing, IBM Synonyms: PC Coordinate_terms: desktop computer, laptop computer, workstation, home computer, microcomputer, minicomputer, mainframe Translations (small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC): كَمْبْيُوتَر شَخْصِيّ (kambyūtar šaḵṣiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), անհատական համակարգիչ (anhatakan hamakargičʿ) (Armenian), ܚܲܫܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܝܵܐ (ḥašūḇā parṣōpāyā) [masculine] (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), şəxsi kompüter (Azerbaijani), персана́льны камп'ю́тар (pjersanálʹny kampʺjútar) [masculine] (Belarusian), ব্যক্তিগত কম্পিউটার (bêktigoto kompiuṭar) (Bengali), 個人電腦 (Chinese Mandarin), 个人电脑 (gèrén diànnǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), osobní počítač [masculine] (Czech), personlig computer [common-gender] (Danish), egintelda [feminine] (Faroese), telda [feminine] (Faroese), henkilökohtainen tietokone (Finnish), ordinateur personnel [masculine] (French), ordenador persoal [masculine] (Galician), პერსონალური კომპიუტერი (ṗersonaluri ḳomṗiuṭeri) (Georgian), Personalcomputer [masculine] (German), προσωπικός υπολογιστής (prosopikós ypologistís) [masculine] (Greek), व्यक्तिगत कंप्यूटर (vyaktigat kampyūṭar) [masculine] (Hindi), ज़ाती कंप्यूटर (zātī kampyūṭar) [masculine] (Hindi), személyi számítógép (Hungarian), einkatölva [feminine] (Icelandic), komputer pribadi (Indonesian), パソコン (pasokon) (Japanese), PC (pī-shī) (Japanese), 개인용 컴퓨터 (gaeinyong keompyuteo) (Korean), béésh bee akʼeʼelchí áłtsisígíí (Navajo), رایانه شخصی (râyâne-ye šaxsi) (Persian), komputer osobisty [masculine] (Polish), computador pessoal [masculine] (Portuguese), computer personal [neuter] (Romanian), calculator personal [neuter] (Romanian), персона́льный компью́тер (personálʹnyj kompʹjútɛr) [masculine] (Russian), coimpiutair pearsanta [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), ذاتِي ڳڻپيُوڪَرُ (zātī ḡaṇpyūkaru) (Sindhi), පෞද්ගලික පරිගණකය (paudgalika parigaṇakaya) (Sinhalese), osobný počítač [masculine] (Slovak), ordenador personal [masculine] (Spanish), computadora personal [feminine] (Spanish), computador personal [masculine] (Spanish), persondator [common-gender] (Swedish), компутари фардӣ (komputari fardī) (Tajik), คอมพิวเตอร์ส่วนบุคคล (kɔm-piu-dtə̂ə-sùuan-bùk-kon) (Thai), kişisel bilgisayar (Turkish), персона́льний комп'ю́тер (personálʹnyj kompʺjúter) [masculine] (Ukrainian), máy tính cá nhân (Vietnamese)

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          "word": "ذاتِي ڳڻپيُوڪَرُ"
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          "person"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) A small computer, built around a microprocessor, for use by one person at a time."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "PC"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Apple II",
        "IBM Personal Computer",
        "Stewart Brand"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "kambyūtar šaḵṣiyy",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "كَمْبْيُوتَر شَخْصِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "anhatakan hamakargičʿ",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "word": "անհատական համակարգիչ"
    },
    {
      "code": "aii",
      "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
      "roman": "ḥašūḇā parṣōpāyā",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ܚܲܫܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܝܵܐ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "word": "şəxsi kompüter"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pjersanálʹny kampʺjútar",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "персана́льны камп'ю́тар"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "bêktigoto kompiuṭar",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "word": "ব্যক্তিগত কম্পিউটার"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "word": "個人電腦"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gèrén diànnǎo",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "word": "个人电脑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "osobní počítač"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "personlig computer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "egintelda"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "telda"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "word": "henkilökohtainen tietokone"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ordinateur personnel"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ordenador persoal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗersonaluri ḳomṗiuṭeri",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "word": "პერსონალური კომპიუტერი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Personalcomputer"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "prosopikós ypologistís",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "προσωπικός υπολογιστής"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vyaktigat kampyūṭar",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "व्यक्तिगत कंप्यूटर"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "zātī kampyūṭar",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ज़ाती कंप्यूटर"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "word": "személyi számítógép"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "einkatölva"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "word": "komputer pribadi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "pasokon",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "word": "パソコン"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "word": "PC (pī-shī)"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gaeinyong keompyuteo",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "word": "개인용 컴퓨터"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "word": "béésh bee akʼeʼelchí áłtsisígíí"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "râyâne-ye šaxsi",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "word": "رایانه شخصی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "komputer osobisty"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "computador pessoal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "computer personal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "calculator personal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "personálʹnyj kompʹjútɛr",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "персона́льный компью́тер"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "coimpiutair pearsanta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sd",
      "lang": "Sindhi",
      "roman": "zātī ḡaṇpyūkaru",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "word": "ذاتِي ڳڻپيُوڪَرُ"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "paudgalika parigaṇakaya",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "word": "පෞද්ගලික පරිගණකය"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "osobný počítač"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ordenador personal"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "computadora personal"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "computador personal"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "persondator"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "komputari fardī",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "word": "компутари фардӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kɔm-piu-dtə̂ə-sùuan-bùk-kon",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "word": "คอมพิวเตอร์ส่วนบุคคล"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "word": "kişisel bilgisayar"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "personálʹnyj kompʺjúter",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "персона́льний комп'ю́тер"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC",
      "word": "máy tính cá nhân"
    }
  ],
  "word": "personal computer"
}

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