personal computer
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
per·son·al com·pu·ter
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a microcomputer designed for use by one person at a time.
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Personal computer.(Fast Facts)(Brief article)
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Personal Computer Business Begins Turnaround for IBM
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Use your personal computer for direct numerical control. (Emphasis: Systems and Software)
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A comparison study of the paper-and-pencil, personal computer, and internet versions of Holland's Self-Directed Search.
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Personal Computer Use Grows.
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Engendering a Market: Women, the Family, and the Personal Computer.(Brief Article)
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Perceptions of career and technology and training and development students regarding basic personal computer knowledge and skills.(Table)
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Personal computer industry watchers see shakeout coming
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NOTES ON METHODOLOGY.(ranking the top 100 personal computer software companies in the US for the Soft*Letter 100 list) (Industry Trend or Event)
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Not only Microsoft: The maturing of the personal computer software industry, 1982-1995
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