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minicomputer
[ min-ee-kuhm-pyoo-ter ]
noun
- a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
minicomputer
/ ˌmɪnɪkəmˈpjuːtə /
noun
- a small comparatively cheap digital computer
Word History and Origins
Origin of minicomputer1
Example Sentences
C. Gordon Bell, a technology visionary whose computer designs for Digital Equipment Corporation fueled the emergence of the minicomputer industry in the 1960s, died on Friday in Coronado, Calif. He was 89.
Selling a minicomputer instead, the advertisement again focuses on the operator.
The Living Computers: Museum + Labs, described on Vulcan’s website as “the world’s largest collection of fully restored supercomputers, mainframes, minicomputers and more,” opened in Sodo in 2012 and was expanded in 2016.
Clark suggested installing a minicomputer at every site on this new network.
The police were rocking these glasses, with a camera that plugged into a smartphone-like minicomputer.
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