Meanings
nounhome computer (plural home computers)
plural home computers
- datedcomputer hardwareA computer intended for use in the home.
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 […]
1983, Using Your Home Computer, Macmillan International Higher Education, →ISBN, page 80
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 家用電腦 /家用电脑
- 家用電腦 /家用电脑 (jiāyòng diànnǎo)computer intended for use in the home
Czech domácí počítač
- domácí počítačcomputer intended for use in the home
Finnish kotitietokone
- kotitietokonecomputer intended for use in the home
German Heimcomputer
- Heimcomputercomputer intended for use in the home
Italian home computer, computer domestico
- home computercomputer intended for use in the home
- computer domesticocomputer intended for use in the home
- calcolatore domesticocomputer intended for use in the home
- elaboratore domesticocomputer intended for use in the home
- ordinatore domesticocomputer intended for use in the home
- computatore domesticocomputer intended for use in the home
- computiere domesticocomputer intended for use in the home
Portuguese computador doméstico
- computador domésticocomputer intended for use in the home
Russian домашний компьютер
- домашний компьютер (domašnij kompʹjuter)computer intended for use in the home
Spanish computadora doméstica, ordenador doméstico
- computadora domésticacomputer intended for use in the home
- ordenador domésticocomputer intended for use in the home
Swedish hemdator
- hemdatorcomputer intended for use in the home
Vietnamese máy tính gia đình
- máy tính gia đìnhcomputer intended for use in the home
Cite this entry
APA
home computer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20computer
MLA
“home computer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20computer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “home computer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20computer.
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