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noun

a personal computer used in the home.

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Origin of home computer

First recorded in 1975–80

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How to use home computer in a sentence

Within a few years, America—and the world—went computer wild, with home computers suddenly the province of ordinary people.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 14)|Singularity Hub Staff|August 14, 2021|Singularity Hub
However, traffic volumes are spread more throughout the day, revealing more flexible commute times and teleworkers escaping home computers midday to work out or run errands.
More workers are returning to the office. The pandemic-era commute might be changed forever.|Katherine Shaver, Justin George|July 30, 2021|Washington Post
Even if a user is logged into Chrome, the data is not shared across devices so your work computer may be in a different cohort than your home computer.
FLoC and the future of audiences: Understanding the limits and capabilities of FLoC, FLEDGE and TURTLEDOVE|Frederick Vallaeys|July 13, 2021|Search Engine Land
In the early days of ransomware, when hackers froze home computers for a few hundred dollars, they often couldn’t determine how their code was broken unless the flaw was specifically pointed out to them.
The Colonial pipeline ransomware hackers had a secret weapon: self-promoting cybersecurity firms|Renee Dudley, Daniel Golden|May 24, 2021|MIT Technology Review

I got to grow up with the advent of the home computer, the advent of, I mean you had a leftover from Soul Train and American Bandstand music shows on TV, on prime-time TV that people were just watching people dance and stuff.
Reggie Watts! What? Exactly!|Eugene Robinson|May 14, 2021|Ozy
The man stole the backpack containing her camera, but she still had the photo on her home computer and she gave it to the police.
Accused Central Park Rapist’s Sordid Past|Michael Daly|September 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Another cool feature is that you can zip movies and music from your home computer to your iPad wirelessly, over a WiFi network.
Apple's iPad 2: Steve Jobs Does It Again|Dan Lyons|March 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST

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