personal computer
noun
: a general-purpose computer equipped with a microprocessor and designed to run especially commercial software (such as a word processor or Internet browser) for an individual user
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The rise of personal computers and the internet gave trading a fresh, gamified twist.
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Trent Hoerr, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The analysts cautioned that their 2026 earnings projections are already 10% ahead of consensus estimates, even without factoring in potential additional benefits from MediaTek’s collaboration with Nvidia on automotive and personal computer projects.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
Previously, Reuters reported that Nvidia was working on a CPU for personal computers to challenge the consumer and business computer market dominance of Intel INTC.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Qualcomm QCOM.O.
The Project DIGITS computer is not yet a mass-market device.
—Stephen Nellis, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Like personal computers and the internet before it, AI may ultimately increase inequality.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
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Trent Hoerr, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The analysts cautioned that their 2026 earnings projections are already 10% ahead of consensus estimates, even without factoring in potential additional benefits from MediaTek’s collaboration with Nvidia on automotive and personal computer projects.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
Previously, Reuters reported that Nvidia was working on a CPU for personal computers to challenge the consumer and business computer market dominance of Intel INTC.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Qualcomm QCOM.O.
The Project DIGITS computer is not yet a mass-market device.
—Stephen Nellis, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Like personal computers and the internet before it, AI may ultimately increase inequality.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Personal computer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20computer. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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