Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

appliance computer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: ap-pli-ance -com-put-er
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A computer sold to consumers as a unit ready to be switched on and used, rather than a kit for self-assembly.

Dated

Example Sentences

"While consumer computers offer color graphics, joysticks, and other video game spinoffs, their computational ability is not nearly as powerful as that of some similarly priced appliance computers."
"While the MK14 was providing British enthusiasts with an affordable way to explore microprocessors, the first “appliance computers,” the Commodore PET2001 and Apple II, were being released in the USA."

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

appliance computers (plural)

Questions

What does appliance computer mean?: A computer sold to consumers as a unit ready to be switched on and used, rather than a kit for self-assembly.

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