home computer

noun

: a personal computer used in the home

Examples of home computer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Street gangs ramped up some white collar crimes, such as check fraud and credit card fraud, more than 25 years ago, thanks to home computers and other technology. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024 Advertisements and malware can be disruptive to a workday, invasive to a home computer user, and a general annoyance for most people. Stackcommerce Team, PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024 Friends tell us that in the 1980s Noble designed the interface chip for one of the earliest home computers, and the chip was named after her. David Begnaud, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2024 Written on an early home computer with 10.5 million bytes of memory, Herbert’s work included treatments and rough outlines of what was meant to be—like Villeneuve’s contemporary adaptation—a two-part experience, at De Laurentiis’ initial suggestion. Max Evry, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024 The 400 was a strange beast: a hybrid home computer and game console that filled neither role well enough to hit the sweet spot Atari intended. Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2024 In the late 1970s, an ambitious new computer company called Apple started to brainstorm its next steps as the age of home computers suddenly seemed a reality. Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024 The industry’s operations in the US use roughly as much electricity as all of the nation’s home computers combined, according to a 2022 estimate by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Justine Calma, The Verge, 27 Feb. 2024 It can be flown on your home computer or laptop in the X-Plane simulator today. Dan Sloat, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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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 25 Apr. 2024.

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