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/ˌpiː ˈsiː/
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ˌpiː ˈsiː
Noun
Initialism of personal computer. A personal computer, especially one similar to an IBM PC that runs Microsoft Windows (or, originally, DOS), usually as opposed to (say) an Apple Mac.
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“For some of the imaging we do,” says Richard Miner, research manager at the University of Lowell's Center for Productivity Enhancement, “we are using both the Amiga and the PC [with the bridge card]. […]
In general, the prices for PC and Mac laptops can be competitive, […]
Versions of Word for PC and Mac
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There’s a devastating narrative being told about the PC these days: It’s dying. It’s not a slow death either. Sales of traditional PCs are collapsing faster than anyone expected.
Looking for the best RAM for your PC in 2023 has gotten a little bit more complicated than before. With the advent of DDR5, you can now choose between a newer standard, and an older one. DDR4 has a differently keyed connector, and you’re also going to have to check that the RAM is compatible with your CPU in the first place. So, what should you buy?
A member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
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forty-nine (an allusion to a cartoon character, Police Constable 49)
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To make politically correct.
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1991 December, Renée Gearhart Levy, “PC’ed Out,” Syracuse University Magazine, quoted in Steven Mailloux, Reception Histories, Cornell University Press (1998), →ISBN, page 169.
However, the process of ‘PC’ing’ cheese on toast was too much for me.
Becoming up in arms against the ACLU and others who are PCing Christmas really will amount to nothing in the end.
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[Zii:] Weren’t they purple though? [Gary:] That was the cartoon. Hanna-Barbera PCed it up for Amer…
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a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time
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