minicomputer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of minicomputer
Example Sentences
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Hired from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in 1960 as the company’s second computer engineer, Mr. Bell designed all its early entrants into what was then called the minicomputer market.
From New York Times • May 21, 2024
Using a PDP-1 minicomputer and a 1024 x 1024 pixel CRT display, Russell and his colleagues programmed a game in which two spacecraft duke it out in the gravitational well of a star.
From The Verge • Jul. 29, 2022
A minicomputer, which ranges in price from several hundred dollars up, enables an outlying plant or branch office to get immediate information from the headquarters' computer on price, inventory or shipping.
From US News • Aug. 12, 2016
Digital Equipment Corp., a once-dominant, now-defunct minicomputer firm, seeded high-tech startups with executives in the Boston area.
From Washington Times • Jul. 18, 2015
While I waited for my turn, I saw several people pulled out of line when the scanner found a subcutaneous minicomputer or a voice-controlled phone installed as a tooth replacement.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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