personal computer

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Etymology

From the trademark, IBM PC.

Noun

personal computer (plural personal computers)

1. A small computer, built around a microprocessor, for use by one person at a time (abbr. PC).

Related terms

• desktop computer
• laptop computer
• workstation
• home computer
• microcomputer
• minicomputer
• mainframe

Translations

small computer for use by one person at a time

• Armenian: անհատական համակարգիչ (hy) (anhatakan hamakargičʿ) 
• Bengali: ব্যক্তিগত কম্পিউটার (bn)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 個人電腦 (cmn), 个人电脑 (cmn) (gèrén diànnǎo)

• Czech: osobní počítač (cs) m
• Finnish: henkilökohtainen tietokone (fi)
• Georgian: პერსონალური კომპიუტერი (ka) (personaluri kompiuteri) 
• Greek: προσωπικός υπολογιστής (el) (prosopikós ypologistís) m 
• Hungarian: személyi számítógép (hu)
• Icelandic: einkatölva (is) f

• Japanese: パソコン (ja) (pasokon)
• Korean: 개인용 컴퓨터 (ko) (gaeinyong keompyuteo)
• Navajo: béésh bee akʼeʼelchí áłtsisígíí
• Polish: PC (pl), pecet (pl) m
• Russian: персональный компьютер (ru) (personál'nyj komp'júter) m 
• Scottish Gaelic: coimpiutair pearsanta (gd) m
• Sindhi: ذاتِي ڳڻپيُوڪَرُ (Zaatee Ggannpyookaru)
• Swedish: persondator (sv) c
• Turkish: kişisel bilgisayar (tr)