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mi·cro·com·put·er

(mī′krō-kəm-pyo͞o′tər)

A personal computer.

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microcomputer

(ˈmaɪkrəʊkəmˈpjuːtə)

(Computer Science) a small computer in which the central processing unit is contained in one or more silicon chips. Sometimes shortened to: micro

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mi•cro•com•put•er

(ˈmaɪ kroʊ kəmˌpyu tər)

n.

a compact computer having less capability than a minicomputer and employing a microprocessor; personal computer.

[1970–75]

microcomputer

A computer that uses a microprocessor chip for its central processor.

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Noun

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

PC, personal computer

desktop computer - a personal computer small enough to fit conveniently in an individual workspace

digital computer - a computer that represents information by numerical (binary) digits

microprocessor - integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system; "a microprocessor functions as the central processing unit of a microcomputer"; "a disk drive contains a microprocessor to handle the internal functions of the drive"

PC board - a removable circuit board for a personal computer; fits into a slot in the mother board

portable computer - a personal computer that can easily be carried by hand

Translations

حاسوب صَغير جدا

mikropočítač

mikrocomputer

Mikrocomputer

microcomputador microordenador

microordinateur micro-ordinateur

mikroszámítógép

örtölva

micro microcalcolatore microcomputer microelaboratore

mikrokompiuteris

mikrokompjūters, mikroskaitļotājs

mikromaskin

mikropočítač

mikro bilgisayarmikroyonga

微型计算机

microcomputer

[ˌmaɪkrəʊkəmˈpjuːtəʳ] N → microcomputador m, microcomputadora f, microordenador m (Sp)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

microcomputer

micro-computer [ˈmaɪkrəʊkəmpjuːtə^r] n → micro-ordinateur m

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microcomputer

[ˌmaɪkrəʊkəmˈpjuːtəʳ] n → microcomputer m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

microcomputer

(maikrəukəmˈpjuːtə) noun

a very small computer containing tiny pieces of silicon etc designed to act as complex electronic circuits.

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