microcomputer
[
mahy
-kroh-k
uh
m-pyoo-ter]
/ˈmaɪ kroʊ kəmˌpyu tər/
noun
1.
a compact computer, with less capacity and capability than a minicomputer, consisting of a
microprocessor
and other components.
Compare
home computer
,
mainframe
,
personal computer
.
Origin
1970-75;
micro-
+
computer
British Dictionary definitions for
microcomputers
microcomputer
/
ˈmaɪkrəʊkəmˈpjuːtə
/
noun
1.
a small computer in which the central processing unit is contained in one or more silicon chips
Sometimes shortened to
micro
Word Origin and History for
microcomputers
microcomputer
n.
1971, from
micro-
+
computer
.