personal computingn.
/ˈpəːsn̩(ə)l kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/, /ˈpəːsən(ə)l kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpərsən(ə)l kəmˈpjudɪŋ/, /ˈpərsn̩(ə)l kəmˈpjudɪŋ/ The action or practice of using a personal computer. Frequently attributive.
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personal computing1966
microcomputing1976
1966 Math. of Computation 20 636 We can hope for an early revision to bring the laity up to date on ‘personal computing—1966’ as this book already promises to do for computing and the basics of programming with respect to the older techniques.
1989 PC World Oct. 16/3 This new world of application building blocks is a throwback to the early days of personal computing, when..hackers had to code their own solutions.
1998 P. E. Ceruzzi Hist. Mod. Computing Introd. 5 We will find evidence of social forces at work, not only during the era of personal computing but before and after it as well.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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