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Meaning of appliance computer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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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Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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