パーソナルコンピューター

Japanese

Alternative forms

パーソナルコンピュータ (pāsonaru konpyūta)

Etymology

Borrowed from English personal computer.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) パーソナルコンピューター [pàásónárú kóńpyúꜜùtàà] (Nakadaka – [8])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [pa̠ːso̞na̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ kõ̞mpʲɨᵝːta̠ː]

Noun

パーソナルコンピューター • (pāsonaru konpyūtā) (counter 台)

(computing) a personal computer

Usage notes

The dated term PC(ピーシー)/AT互換機(エーティーごかんき) (pī-shī/ē-tī gokanki) occasionally appears in reference to modern computers, with the meaning x86-compatible (i.e., compatible with Intel and AMD processors).

Synonyms

(shortening, more common) パソコン (pasokon)

See also

PC(ピーシー) (pīshī)
PC(ピーシー)/AT互換機(エーティーごかんき) (pī-shī/ē-tī gokanki)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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