microcomputer
/mˈaɪkɹˌoʊkəmpjˈutɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.30 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."