kitcomputer
nounUK /ˈkɪt.kəmˌpjuː.tər/
US /ˈkɪt.kəmˌpjuː.t̬ɚ/
A kit computer is a computer you build yourself from parts in a box.
My brother got a kitcomputer for his birthday and put it together in one afternoon.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A small, low-cost computer sold as a bundle with a keyboard and basic software for beginners.
The school bought twenty kitcomputers for the new coding club.
3. A computer designed to be taken apart and rebuilt so learners can see how each part works.
In science class we used a kitcomputer to learn what a motherboard does.
4. A vintage home computer that came as a box of components the buyer had to assemble.
Collectors still trade kitcomputers from the early 1980s at hobby fairs.