home computer

noun

: a personal computer used in the home

Examples of home computer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The showcase traces technology from the ‘50s until the dawn of the internet age and features more than 70 artists and more than 150 works, from psychedelic installations to home computers and video synthesizers. —Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 26 Mar. 2025

If that signal is strong enough to indicate that trouble is brewing, a hardwired battery/electronics module will send an alert to the farmer's mobile device via Bluetooth, or to their home computer via Wi-Fi or existing wireless networks. —Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2025

Blocking certain sites on your home computer and on their cellphone is a good step, adds Jordan. —Sarah Scott, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025

Mobile Store Realistically, most people shopping on your online store won’t be doing it from their home computers but instead from their phones. —Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 14 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for home computer

• microcomputer
• minicomputer
• supercomputer
• commuter
• polluter
• recruiter
• neuter
• pewter
• router
• scooter
• shooter
• suitor