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[syn: personal computer, PC, microcomputer]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
microcomputer \microcomputer\ n.
A small computer based on a microprocessor; in practise, at
any given time in the technology of computer development, a
microcomputer will be one that is less powerful than a
minicomputer.
Syn: personal computer, PC.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
microcomputer
n 1: a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and
designed to be used by one person at a time [syn: personal
computer, PC, microcomputer]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
microcomputer
A computer based on a microprocessor.
Contrast with minicomputer, mainframe.
(1995-02-07)