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Some of the general characteristics of a commodity computer are:
* Shares a base instruction set common to many different models (which is currently almost always [[x86|x86]]-based).
* Shares an architecture (memory, I/O map and expansion capability) that is common to many different models.
* High degree of mechanical compatibility, internal components ([[Central processing unit|CPU]], [[Random access memory|RAM]], [[motherboard]], peripheral cards, drives) are interchangeable with other models.
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