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mi⋅cro⋅com⋅put⋅er

[mahy-kroh-kuhm-pyoo-ter]
–noun
a compact and relatively inexpensive computer, with less capacity and capability than a minicomputer, consisting of a microprocessor and other components of a computer, miniaturized where possible: used in small business, by hobbyists, etc.


Origin:
1970–75; micro- + computer
mi·cro·com·put·er   (mī'krō-kəm-pyōō'tər)   
n.  A personal computer.

microcomputer
A computer based on a microprocessor.
Contrast with minicomputer, mainframe.
(1995-02-07)

Language Translation for : microcomputer
Spanish: microordenador, microcomputador,
German: der Mikrocomputer,
Japanese: マイクロコンピューター
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