home computer

noun

1. a personal computer used in the home.

Word History and Origins

Origin of home computer¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

This is much more like buying a game for your home computer.

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The newspaper ad, from 1996, features a man logging on to his home computer to trade stocks.

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After they mislaid evidence a number of times, she says, she carried her home computer and a pile of paperwork into the police station.

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He says a tax rebate on home computers in Sweden "wired or connected all of us much faster than other countries".

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Developed by Seattle-based Outerloop and published by Los Angeles studio Annapurna, “Thirsty Suitors” was released last week for home computers and most consoles.

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