minicomputer

[min-ee-kuh m-pyoo-ter]

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noun

a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.

Origin of minicomputer

First recorded in 1965–70; mini- + computer

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Related Words for minicomputer

laptop, workstation, clone, brain, calculator, mini, CPU, PC, mac, mainframe, abacus, microcomputer, analog, computer, Macintosh, palmtop, digital, micro

British Dictionary definitions for minicomputer

minicomputer

noun

a small comparatively cheap digital computer

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