microcomputer
microcomputer noun: a computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.
Noun
microcomputer (plural microcomputers)
- A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.
- In recent years, it had become the hallmark of the scientist, much as the stethoscope was that of the physician and the microcomputer that of the statistician.1956 July 7, Isaac Asimov, Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, volume 11, New York: Fantasy House, page 9
- The operation has installed nine Cygnet CoSystems, computerphones that send memos, letters, and even whole files from one microcomputer to another.1985, Micro Communications
- A microprocessor that is based on a single chip.
microcomputer meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Tagalog
microcomputer in Hindi
- computer designed around a microprocessor
- सूक्ष्मसंगणक sūkṣmasaṅgaṇak
microcomputer in Tamil
- computer designed around a microprocessor
- நுண்கணிப்பொறி nuṇkaṇippoṟi
microcomputer in Marathi
- computer designed around a microprocessor
- सूक्ष्मसंगणक sūkṣmasaṅgaṇak
microcomputer in Tagalog
- computer designed around a microprocessor
- mikpanuos
More languagesFewer languages
- microcomputer in Indonesian
- komputer mikro
- microcomputer in Vietnamese
- máy tính nhỏ, máy vi tính
Examples of microcomputer in a sentence
- ViewStore is a general purpose data base management system for Acorn microcomputers.
- Micromania at home: What have microcomputers got that other instructional technologies haven't?
- Right now the microcomputers have the ability to do a lot of things gamewise.
Synonyms of microcomputer
Forms of microcomputer
| plural | microcomputers |
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Origin of microcomputer
From micro- + computer. First use appears c. 1956. See cite below.
Words formed from microcomputer
Questions about microcomputer
- What does microcomputer mean?
- Microcomputer means a computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.
- What is microcomputer in Hindi?
- Microcomputer in Hindi is सूक्ष्मसंगणक (sūkṣmasaṅgaṇak). See Microcomputer meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is microcomputer?
- Microcomputer is a noun.
- What is the plural of microcomputer?
- The plural of microcomputer is microcomputers.
Words near microcomputer in the dictionary
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