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PC-compatible

adj, noun — 2 senses

PC-compatible

adj
1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Historical Of a computer, offering the compatibility of the IBM Personal Computer regarding software, and―to a lesser degree―hardware.

Related terms
IBM PC

PC-compatible

noun
1

A computer of this kind.

  • Most personal computers today use a 32-bit bus, but on PC-compatibles, the bus can also work in 8-bit and 16-bit mode.1998, Douglas A. Downing, Michael A. Covington, Melody Mauldin Covington, “bus”, in Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms, 6th edition, Hauppauge, N.Y.: Barron’s Educational Series, →ISBN, page 65:

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