What does microcomputer mean?

Definitions for microcomputer
ˈmaɪ kroʊ kəmˌpyu tərmi·cro·com·put·er

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. personal computer, PC, microcomputernoun

    a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time

Wiktionary

  1. microcomputernoun

    A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.

Wikipedia

  1. Microcomputer

    A microcomputer is a small, relatively inexpensive computer having a central processing unit (CPU) made out of a microprocessor. The computer also includes memory and input/output (I/O) circuitry together mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB). Microcomputers became popular in the 1970s and 1980s with the advent of increasingly powerful microprocessors. The predecessors to these computers, mainframes and minicomputers, were comparatively much larger and more expensive (though indeed present-day mainframes such as the IBM System z machines use one or more custom microprocessors as their CPUs). Many microcomputers (when equipped with a keyboard and screen for input and output) are also personal computers (in the generic sense). An early use of the term personal computer in 1962 predates microprocessor-based designs. (See "Personal Computer: Computers at Companies" reference below). A microcomputer used as an embedded control system may have no human-readable input and output devices. "Personal computer" may be used generically or may denote an IBM PC compatible machine. The abbreviation micro was common during the 1970s and 1980s, but has since fallen out of common usage.

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  1. microcomputer

    A microcomputer is a small, relatively inexpensive computer system with a built-in microprocessor, storage (memory), and input/output facilities. It is designed for individual use to perform tasks such as digital processing, data management, computations, and internet access. Examples of microcomputers include personal computers like desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones.

Wikidata

  1. Microcomputer

    A microcomputer is a small, relatively inexpensive computer with a microprocessor as its central processing unit. It includes a microprocessor, memory, and input/output facilities. Microcomputers became popular in the 1970s and 80s with the advent of increasingly powerful microprocessors. The predecessors to these computers, mainframes and minicomputers, were comparatively much larger and more expensive. Many microcomputers are also personal computers. The abbreviation micro was common during the 1970s and 1980s, but has now fallen out of common usage.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of microcomputer in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of microcomputer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of microcomputer in a Sentence

  1. Michael Laufer:

    There’s a list of things that you need to buy, where you can get them the cheapest. There’s code that you upload to the microcomputer and then there are separate programs for each thing that you want to synthesize.

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