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microcomputer
noun 2
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3ADJ.
personal, simple
VERB + MICROCOMPUTER
designed, files
PREP.
from, on
Definitions
noun
1
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.
The operation has installed nine Cygnet CoSystems, computerphones that send memos, letters, and even whole files from one microcomputer to another.
2
A microprocessor that is based on a single chip.
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noun — a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and desig
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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.
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The operation has installed nine Cygnet CoSystems, computerphones that send memos, letters, and even whole files from one microcomputer to another.
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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 capa
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The invention of the microcomputer revolutionized personal and business computing.
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Students learned BASIC programming on a simple microcomputer connected to a small monitor.
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The engineer designed a custom microcomputer to control the laboratory equipment.
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