Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
A computer for use by one person at a time (using a microprocessor).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonyms: desktop computer, microcomputer
- He is working on an important project on his personal computer.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: PC, desktop computer, microcomputer
Antonyms: none provided
A computer for use by one person at a time (using a microprocessor).
The IBM Personal Computer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: PC, desktop computer, microcomputer
Antonyms: none provided
A computer for use by one person at a time (using a microprocessor).
A PC-compatible computer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: PC, desktop computer, microcomputer, PC clone, IBM PC clone
Antonyms: none provided
a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: PC, microcomputer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: digital computer
Narrower terms: desktop computer, portable computer
Often attributed to Stewart Brand (1974), but in use before (see quotations).
Across languages
Translations
85 source translations are retained for this English entry.
-
Albanian:
kompjuter personal
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Arabic:
كَمْبْيُوتَر شَخْصِيّ
(kambyūtar šaḵṣiyy)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܚܲܫܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܝܵܐ
(ḥašūḇā parṣōpāyā)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Armenian:
անհատական համակարգիչ
(anhatakan hamakargičʻ)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Azerbaijani:
şəxsi kompüter
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Belarusian:
персана́льны камп'ю́тар
(pjersanálʹny kampʺjútar)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Belarusian:
пэрсана́льны кампу́тар
(persanálʹny kampútar)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Belarusian:
ПК
(PK)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Bengali:
ব্যক্তিগত কম্পিউটার
(bêktigoto kompiuṭar)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Bulgarian:
персона́лен компю́тър
(personálen kompjútǎr)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Chinese Cantonese:
個人電腦 /个人电脑
(go3 jan4 din6 nou5)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Chinese Mandarin:
個人電腦 /个人电脑
(gèrén diànnǎo)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Czech:
osobní počítač
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Danish:
personlig computer
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Dutch:
personal computer
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Estonian:
personaalarvuti
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Faroese:
egintelda
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Faroese:
telda
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Finnish:
henkilökohtainen tietokone
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
French:
ordinateur personnel
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Galician:
ordenador persoal
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Georgian:
პერსონალური კომპიუტერი
(ṗersonaluri ḳomṗiuṭeri)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
German:
Personalcomputer
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Greek:
προσωπικός υπολογιστής
(prosopikós ypologistís)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Hebrew:
מחשב אישי
(makhshév ishí)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Hindi:
व्यक्तिगत कंप्यूटर
(vyaktigat kampyūṭar)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Hindi:
ज़ाती कंप्यूटर
(zātī kampyūṭar)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Hungarian:
személyi számítógép
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Icelandic:
einkatölva
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Indonesian:
komputer pribadi
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Italian:
personal computer
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Italian:
computer personale
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Italian:
calcolatore personale
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Italian:
elaboratore personale
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Italian:
ordinatore personale
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Italian:
computatore personale
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Italian:
computiere personale
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Japanese:
パソコン
(pasokon)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Japanese:
PC (pī-shī)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Japanese:
パーソナルコンピューター
(pāsonaru konpyūtā)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Kazakh:
дербес компьютер
(derbes kompüter)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Korean:
개인용 컴퓨터
(gaeinyong keompyuteo)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Korean:
피시
(pisi)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Kyrgyz:
персоналдык компьютер
(personaldık kompyuter)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Lao:
ຄອມພິວເຕີສ່ວນບຸກຄົນ
(khǭm phiu tœ̄ sūan buk khon)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Latvian:
personālais dators
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Lithuanian:
asmeninis kompiuteris
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Macedonian:
личен сметач
(ličen smetač)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Malay:
komputer peribadi
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Mongolian:
персональ компьютер
(personalʹ kompʹjüter)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Navajo:
béésh bee akʼeʼelchí áłtsisígíí
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Norwegian Bokmål:
personlig datamaskin
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Iranian Persian:
رایانِهٔ شَخْصی
(râyâne-ye šaxsi)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Polish:
komputer osobisty
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Portuguese:
computador pessoal
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Romanian:
computer personal
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Romanian:
calculator personal
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Russian:
персона́льный компью́тер
(personálʹnyj kompʹjútɛr)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Russian:
ПК
(PK)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Scottish Gaelic:
coimpiutair pearsanta
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Serbo-Croatian:
персонални рачунар
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Serbo-Croatian:
персонално рачунало
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Serbo-Croatian:
особни компјутер
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Serbo-Croatian:
personalni računar
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Serbo-Croatian:
personalno računalo
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Serbo-Croatian:
osobni kompjuter
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Sindhi:
ذاتِي ڳڻپيُوڪَرُ
(zātī ḡaṇpyūkaru)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Sinhalese:
පෞද්ගලික පරිගණකය
(paudgalika parigaṇakaya)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Slovak:
osobný počítač
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Slovene:
osebni računalnik
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Spanish:
ordenador personal
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Spanish:
computadora personal
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Spanish:
computador personal
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Swedish:
persondator
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Tajik:
компутари фардӣ
(komputar-i fardi)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Tajik:
роёнаи шахсӣ
(royona-yi šaxsi)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Thai:
คอมพิวเตอร์ส่วนบุคคล
(kɔm-piu-dtə̂ə-sùuan-bùk-kon)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Turkish:
kişisel bilgisayar
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Ukrainian:
персона́льний комп'ю́тер
(personálʹnyj kompʺjúter)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Ukrainian:
ПК
(PK)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Urdu:
ذاتی کَمْپْیُوٹَر
(zātī kampyūṭar)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Uzbek:
shaxsiy kompyuter
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Vietnamese:
máy tính cá nhân
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Xibe:
ᡦᡞ ᠰᡟᡞ
(pi syi)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC
-
Xibe:
ᡝᠮᡨᡝ ᠨᡞᠶᠠᠯᠮᠠ ᠪᠣᡩᠣᡨᡠᠨ
(emte niyalma bodotun)
— small computer for use by one person at a time — see also PC