パーソナルコンピューター

Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English personal computer.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーソナルコンピューター [pàásónárú kóńpyúꜜùtàà] (Nakadaka – [8])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [pa̠ːso̞na̠ɾɯ̟ kõ̞mpʲɨːta̠ː]

Noun

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

  1. (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

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

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