microcomputer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.
A microprocessor that is based on a single chip.

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microcomputer microcomputers

From micro- + computer. First use appears c. 1956. See cite below.

micro PC personal computer

Microsoft supermicrocomputer

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