Microcomputer
/mˈaɪˌkroʊkəmpjutər/
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Definition
(noun) A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.
Sentence Examples
The invention of the microcomputer revolutionized personal and business computing.
Students learned BASIC programming on a simple microcomputer connected to a small monitor.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The development of the first ____ in the late twentieth century revolutionized how individual people worked and communicated at home.