Desktop and Personal computer

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Desktop noun - The top of a desk.

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Personal computer and desktop are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Personal computer" instead a noun "Desktop".

Personal computer noun - A small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time.

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Desktop and personal computer are semantically related. You can use "Desktop" instead a noun phrase "Personal computer".

Born in the wake of the Apple II's success, the IBM Personal Computer (dubbed the "5150" in IBM's internal numbering system) was IBM's official entry into the desktop computer system market, and by far their most successful.

Source: Useful Notes / IBM Personal Computer
Every computer manufacturer had a different idea of what the personal computer should do, and in the end, the modern desktop PC contains elements of all of their ideas.

Source: Useful Notes / Computer Wars
The truth is that "PC" stands for "Personal Computer" and can thus refer to all desktop computers intended for personal use, including Macintoshes.

Source: Stuck on Band-Aid Brand

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