microcomputing

American  

[mahy-kroh-kuhm-pyoo-ting] / ˈmaɪ kroʊ kəmˌpyu tɪŋ /

noun

Computers.

1. the use of microcomputers.

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Etymology

Origin of microcomputing

micro- + computing

Example Sentences

In 1998, for example, Stanford University acquired the Stephen M. Cabrinety Collection in the History of Microcomputing, which includes almost forty years’ worth of titles for various video-game consoles.

From The New Yorker

Christie's calls the chip, which eventually ended up in the possession of Yeargan, "one of the most important advancements in the history of microcomputing".

From The Guardian

I also typed in plenty of other programs from magazines such as Creative Computing, 80 Microcomputing, SoftSide, and the most extravagantly programming-centric of the major monthlies, Compute.

From Time

The team claims to be developing a small gadget called No More Woof, a prototype that uses “the latest technology in microcomputing and EEG to analyze animal thought patterns and spell them out in human language using a loudspeaker.”

From New York Times

And a genius schoolteacher named Leo Christopherson was the Disney of TRS-80 graphics, creating masterworks such as Dancing Demon, which let you play choreographer for a tap-dancing gremlin: Many of these products were advertised in the first slick computer magazine devoted to a specific PC, Wayne Green’s 80 Microcomputing.

From Time