microcomputer

noun

mi·​cro·​com·​put·​er ˈmī-krō-kəm-ˌpyü-tər 

1

: a small computer usually equipped with a microprocessor

especially : personal computer

2

: microprocessor

Examples of microcomputer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Brands use them all the time; consider Microsoft (microcomputer + software), Netflix (internet + flicks), and DoorDash (an obvious combo of door + dash). —Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

Its brain takes the form of a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W microcomputer with a 64-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi connectivity, and 128 GB of internal memory. —Ben Coxworth july 14, New Atlas, 14 July 2025

The cameras at each hive, running 24 hours a day and seven days a week, were each connected to a microcomputer, and the researchers uploaded the data to their laptops during weekly visits. —Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025

Found by a cleaning crew in London, the device is the world’s earliest microcomputer, built with a single chip rather than multiple microchips. —Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for microcomputer

• minicomputer
• supercomputer
• commuter
• computer
• polluter
• recruiter
• neuter
• pewter
• router
• scooter
• shooter
• suitor

Kids Definition

microcomputer

noun

mi·​cro·​com·​put·​er ˈmī-krō-kəm-ˌpyüt-ər 

1

: personal computer

2

: microprocessor