microcomputer — Английский словарь

Существительное

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

   Употребление

   • историческое

   Примеры

   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.

   The operation has installed nine Cygnet CoSystems, computerphones that send memos, letters, and even whole files from one microcomputer to another.

   Другие примеры (1)

   In time of course, things became more efficient, with newer machines which could cope with large amounts of data - the microcomputers had 64 kilobytes of memory; your mobile phone has vastly more capacity.

2. A microprocessor that is based on a single chip.

   Употребление

   • устаревающее
   • нечастое

Существительное

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

   Синонимы

   personal computerPC

   Более общие понятия

   digital computer