home computer

noun

: a personal computer used in the home

Examples of home computer in a Sentence

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Before home computers and desktop publishing, font selection for posters and invitations was left to the professionals; Comic Sans ushered in the era of the amateur’s choice, for good or ill. —

Simon Garfield, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024 This makes accessing online bill payment portals via a laptop or home computer a significant challenge. —

Kevin O'Brien, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 By the eighties, home computers were being advertised as recipe-storing devices, but people seemed to spend more time on them making spreadsheets or playing games. —

Ruby Tandoh, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2024 Those who choose to take the conventional test instead can do that on a home computer, monitored by an online proctor, or at one of the computer stations in a DMV office. —

Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for home computer

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of home computer was in 1955

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“Home computer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20computer. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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