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A digital computer of medium size
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minicomputer
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
minicomputer \minicomputer\ n. (Computers) a mid-sized digital computer; at any given point in the development of computer technology, a minicomputer will be faster and have greater capacity than a microcomputer , but will be slower and have less capacity ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a digital computer of medium size
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Both geometric correction and image registration involve lengthy and time-consuming operations, taking several hours on a minicomputer . ▪ But in minicomputers, with short word lengths, the distinction is not so clear. ▪ But ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A minicomputer , or colloquially mini , is a class of smaller computers that developed in the mid-1960s and sold for much less than mainframe and mid-size computers from IBM and its direct competitors. In a 1970 survey, the New York Times suggested a consensus ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context computer hardware English) A computer smaller than a mainframe, but larger than a microcomputer.
Usage examples of minicomputer.
In mid-1977, he moved from England to the United States to become a Senior Sales Training Consultant, concentrating on the applications of minicomputers in science and research for DEC.
The GARDEN prototype combines centrex lines with a minicomputer using UNIX operating system software.
The GARDEN prototype combines centrex lines with a minicomputer using UNIX operating system software.
A safe distance away, she paused to check the air left in her tanks on the pressure gauge, mark her position on a Global Positioning System satellite minicomputer, eye the compass needle in relationship to the underwater habitat where she and her brother were living while studying the reef and note the reading on her bottom timer.
Whatever imperfections there might have been were far too small to see with the naked eye, and were definitely below the design tolerances Fromm had established when he'd worked the hydrocodes on the minicomputer.
Now many installations have several kinds of computers, including microcomputers, workstations, minicomputers, and mainframes.