home computer

noun

: a personal computer used in the home

Examples of home computer in a Sentence

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In the early days, enthusiasts could mine bitcoin through their home computers and Hanyecz accumulated thousands of the new digital asset. Staff and Wire Reports, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025 The composer has been an important figure in Microsoft’s history for 30 years now, with his ethereal seconds-long theme soundtracking the startup process of countless people’s very first home computers all over the world. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 May 2025 The camera then shows us how the fashion-forward teenager uses her home computer to select her daily outfits using a primitive digital twin of her body. Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 But a good portion of our population grew up long before home computers became essential tools, and many were never comfortable with the technology. Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for home computer

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 3 Jun. 2025.

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