home computer

English

The C64, a classic home computer.

Noun

home computer (plural home computers)

(computer hardware, dated) A computer intended for use in the home.
Coordinate term: personal computer
- 1983, Using Your Home Computer, Macmillan International Higher Education, →ISBN, page 80:
  This last section is meant to draw your attention to a further sphere of potential use for your home computer, namely letting it monitor and control some activity directly, without your own participation […]

Usage notes

Used mainly in the late 1970s and 1980s, when computers were available for the home for the first time.

Translations

computer intended for use in the home

Chinese:
Mandarin: 家用電腦／家用电脑 (zh) (jiāyòng diànnǎo)
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Finnish: kotitietokone (fi)
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German: Heimcomputer m
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Low German:
German Low German: Heimcomputer m, Heimreekner m
Portuguese: computador doméstico m
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Russian: домашний компьютер (ru) m (domašnij kompʹjuter)
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Spanish: computadora doméstica f, ordenador doméstico m
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Further reading

home computer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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