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desktop computer

NOUN
personal computer
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On the other side are the companies that buy that memory and build it into things they sell: game consoles, phones, laptops and the components inside a desktop computer.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The researchers developed a physics based neural network that can run on a standard desktop computer.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

"He set the account up live in front of me. I could actually see it being done on my desktop computer."

From BBC • Mar. 16, 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

Her desktop computer had crashed right before they moved, but Candice’s mom wanted to wait until the fall before buying her a new one.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson




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