home computer

noun

1. a personal computer used in the home.

Word History and Origins

Origin of home computer¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Within a few years, America—and the world—went computer wild, with home computers suddenly the province of ordinary people.

From Singularity Hub 

However, traffic volumes are spread more throughout the day, revealing more flexible commute times and teleworkers escaping home computers midday to work out or run errands.

From Washington Post

Even if a user is logged into Chrome, the data is not shared across devices so your work computer may be in a different cohort than your home computer.

From Search Engine Land

In the early days of ransomware, when hackers froze home computers for a few hundred dollars, they often couldn’t determine how their code was broken unless the flaw was specifically pointed out to them.

From MIT Technology Review

I got to grow up with the advent of the home computer, the advent of, I mean you had a leftover from Soul Train and American Bandstand music shows on TV, on prime-time TV that people were just watching people dance and stuff.

From Ozy

The man stole the backpack containing her camera, but she still had the photo on her home computer and she gave it to the police.

From The Daily Beast

Another cool feature is that you can zip movies and music from your home computer to your iPad wirelessly, over a WiFi network.

From The Daily Beast