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min·i·com·put·er
/
ˈmɪn
i
kəmˌpyu
tər
/
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[
min
-ee-k
uh
m-pyoo-ter
]
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noun
a
computer
with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer, used by small businesses, in manufacturing processes, in scientific research, etc.
Origin:
1965–70;
mini-
+
computer
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minicomputer
(ˌmɪnɪkəmˈpjuːtə)
—
n
a small comparatively cheap digital computer
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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