Definizione monolingua

microcomputer

microcomputer (plural microcomputers)

1. (computer hardware) A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.
   • 1956, Isaac Asimov, Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, v 11, July 7, New York: Fantasy House, p 9:

     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.

Definizione dizionario microcomputer

	microcomputer
	A microprocessor combined with input/output interface devices, some type of external memory, and the other elements required to form a working computer system; it is smaller, lower in cost, and usually slower than a minicomputer. (Source: MGH)
	A computer built around a single-chip microprocessor. Less powerful than minicomputers and mainframes, microcomputers have nevertheless evolved into very powerful machines capable of complex tasks. Technology has progressed so quickly that state-of-the-art microcomputers--essentially, in today's terms, a desktop PC--are as powerful as mainframe computers of only a few years ago, at a fraction of the cost.

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Altri significati:

computer designed around a microprocessor

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