Raspberry Pi
In short: The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card-sized single-board computer, introduced in 2012 by the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
In more detail: It runs with an ARM processor and usually Raspberry Pi OS (Linux). Costs range from about 5 to 15 euros (Zero and Pico) to around 100 euros (Pi 5).
In Depth
Equipment
USB, HDMI, LAN, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and the GPIO pins for connecting sensors and motors. Programming for example in Python.
Use
Learning, home server, media centre, control, network tools such as Pi-hole, cyberdeck. The Raspberry Pi Pico is a microcontroller.
See also: Pi-hole, Microcontroller, Cyberdeck, Linux