network computer

[ net-wurk kuhm-pyoo-ter ]

noun

1. a relatively inexpensive computer with minimal processing power, designed primarily to provide access to computer networks, as corporate intranets or the internet. : NC

Word History and Origins

Origin of network computer¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Computer scientists had been working on ways to network computers as early as 1962.

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