Japanese

パーソナルコンピューター (pāsonaru konpyūtā): a desktop PC.

Alternative forms

• パソナルコンピュータ

Noun

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

1. (computing) a PC, a personal computer

Derived terms

• パソコン (​pasokon) (abbreviation)

Related terms

• PC (ピーシー)
• PC/AT互換機 (ピーシーエーティーごかんき, ​PC/AT gokanki): [a computer that is] PC/AT compatible

Usage notes

The abbreviation パソコン (​pasokon) is much more common.

The dated term PC/AT互換機 (​PC/AT gokanki) occasionally appears in reference to modern computers, with the meaning x86-compatible (i.e., compatible with Intel and AMD processors).

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9