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desktop computer

NOUN
personal computer
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Apple’s smallest and most affordable desktop computer will soon be produced in the U.S., a step toward fulfilling the company’s investing commitment.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

The desktop computer transformed the labor market, for example, but for a while workers hunting and pecking on their keyboards didn’t know how to effectively use the technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Venetos designed the automated workflow as open source so that users can run it on an ordinary desktop computer.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

The first time 18-year-old Christian Asogwa used a desktop computer was last April when he sat for the Nigerian university entrance exams.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2023

MMO players could only see these online environments through a small two-dimensional window—their desktop computer monitor—and they could only interact with it by using keyboards, mice, and other crude input devices.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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