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microcomputers

microcomputers is the plural of microcomputer.

Meaning of microcomputer

Noun

microcomputer (plural microcomputers)

  1. (historical) 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
  2. (dated, uncommon) A microprocessor that is based on a single chip.

Questions about microcomputers

What is microcomputers the plural of?
Microcomputers is the plural of microcomputer.

Words near microcomputers in the dictionary

  1. microcomputerization
  2. microcomputerize
  3. microcomputerized
  4. microcomputerizes
  5. microcomputerizing
  6. microcomputers
  7. microcomputing
  8. microconcentrator
  9. microconcentrators
  10. microconcept
  11. microconcepts

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Adapted from Wiktionary: microcomputers (page history and authors); microcomputer (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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