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The term personal computer, or PC for short, is mostly redundant term now because almost all computers are small enough for a single person to own. We're even reaching a point where small and versitile enough computers are being called cellphones, and the term PC is almost dying off on its own.

Computers that might have intitially been sold as a PC, are being used in places where a multitude of people might use them in a day, like libraries and offices. Although these computers might all be in the same building, they (for the most part) can function independently from one another, so they still fit the general description of a PC, despite the word feeling ill-fitting for them.

The phrase PC comes from an age where computers used to take up whole rooms and had to be maintained by several computer scientists, but now those types of computers are called "mainframes" and "servers". Personal computers are no longer the rarity they once were in the computer world, but now dominate the computer market, with almost every single person in the world owning at least one.

tl;dr

suck my dick microsoft, go rebrand your computers idiot

I disagree with this; I don't think it's redundant at all to use the term Personal Computer. However I do agree that the term is usually used incorrectly.

In today's society there are countless appliances that are controlled by computers. Examples include Smart Fridges, Cars, ATMs etc. Though these are all powered by computers, they're not used by everyday people for personal tasks in the sense that a phone or laptop is. PC specifically refers to the type of computer that normal people access for these daily tasks. This can include smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers.

Despite this, most people typically use the term "PC" to refer only to a laptop or desktop computer that runs the Windows operating system. This is probably due to Microsoft's success in the early days of the Personal Computer. This usage of the term PC is outdated, in my opinion, and the term should be used to refer to any personal computing device (but not any computer in general).

The term personal computer, or PC for short, is mostly redundant term now because almost all computers are small enough for a single person to own. We're even reaching a point where small and versitile enough computers are being called cellphones, and the term PC is almost dying off on its own.

Computers that might have intitially been sold as a PC, are being used in places where a multitude of people might use them in a day, like libraries and offices. Although these computers might all be in the same building, they (for the most part) can function independently from one another, so they still fit the general description of a PC, despite the word feeling ill-fitting for them.

The phrase PC comes from an age where computers used to take up whole rooms and had to be maintained by several computer scientists, but now those types of computers are called "mainframes" and "servers". Personal computers are no longer the rarity they once were in the computer world, but now dominate the computer market, with almost every single person in the world owning at least one.
The term personal computer, or PC for short, is mostly redundant term now because almost all computers are small enough for a single person to own. We're even reaching a point where small and versitile enough computers are being called cellphones, and the term PC is almost dying off on its own.

Computers that might have intitially been sold as a PC, are being used in places where a multitude of people might use them in a day, like libraries and offices. Although these computers might all be in the same building, they (for the most part) can function independently from one another, so they still fit the general description of a PC, despite the word feeling ill-fitting for them.

The phrase PC comes from an age where computers used to take up whole rooms and had to be maintained by several computer scientists, but now those types of computers are called "mainframes" and "servers". Personal computers are no longer the rarity they once were in the computer world, but now dominate the computer market, with almost every single person in the world owning at least one.
The term personal computer, or PC for short, is mostly redundant term now because almost all computers are small enough for a single person to own. We're even reaching a point where small and versitile enough computers are being called cellphones, and the term PC is almost dying off on its own.

Computers that might have intitially been sold as a PC, are being used in places where a multitude of people might use them in a day, like libraries and offices. Although these computers might all be in the same building, they (for the most part) can function independently from one another, so they still fit the general description of a PC, despite the word feeling ill-fitting for them.

The phrase PC comes from an age where computers used to take up whole rooms and had to be maintained by several computer scientists, but now those types of computers are called "mainframes" and "servers". Personal computers are no longer the rarity they once were in the computer world, but now dominate the computer market, with almost every single person in the world owning at least one.
The term personal computer, or PC for short, is mostly redundant term now because almost all computers are small enough for a single person to own. We're even reaching a point where small and versitile enough computers are being called cellphones, and the term PC is almost dying off on its own.

Computers that might have intitially been sold as a PC, are being used in places where a multitude of people might use them in a day, like libraries and offices. Although these computers might all be in the same building, they (for the most part) can function independently from one another, so they still fit the general description of a PC, despite the word feeling ill-fitting for them.

The phrase PC comes from an age where computers used to take up whole rooms and had to be maintained by several computer scientists, but now those types of computers are called "mainframes" and "servers". Personal computers are no longer the rarity they once were in the computer world, but now dominate the computer market, with almost every single person in the world owning at least one.
The term personal computer, or PC for short, is mostly redundant term now because almost all computers are small enough for a single person to own. We're even reaching a point where small and versitile enough computers are being called cellphones, and the term PC is almost dying off on its own.

Computers that might have intitially been sold as a PC, are being used in places where a multitude of people might use them in a day, like libraries and offices. Although these computers might all be in the same building, they (for the most part) can function independently from one another, so they still fit the general description of a PC, despite the word feeling ill-fitting for them.

The phrase PC comes from an age where computers used to take up whole rooms and had to be maintained by several computer scientists, but now those types of computers are called "mainframes" and "servers". Personal computers are no longer the rarity they once were in the computer world, but now dominate the computer market, with almost every single person in the world owning at least one.
The term personal computer, or PC for short, is mostly redundant term now because almost all computers are small enough for a single person to own. We're even reaching a point where small and versitile enough computers are being called cellphones, and the term PC is almost dying off on its own.

Computers that might have intitially been sold as a PC, are being used in places where a multitude of people might use them in a day, like libraries and offices. Although these computers might all be in the same building, they (for the most part) can function independently from one another, so they still fit the general description of a PC, despite the word feeling ill-fitting for them.

The phrase PC comes from an age where computers used to take up whole rooms and had to be maintained by several computer scientists, but now those types of computers are called "mainframes" and "servers". Personal computers are no longer the rarity they once were in the computer world, but now dominate the computer market, with almost every single person in the world owning at least one.