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PC
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noun
(= personal computer)
a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time
based
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adjective
having a base
firmly based ice
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adjective
having a base of operations (often used as a combining form)
a locally based business
an Atlanta-based company
carrier-based planes
cad
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noun
(= dog)
someone who is morally reprehensible
you dirty dog
CAD
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noun
(= computer-aided design)
software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing
system
Noun
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A group of things that work together; a way of doing something.
This coloured paper is part of my system for keeping lists of people.