minicomputer


mini·com·put·er

noun \ˌmi-nē-kəm-ˈpyü-tər\

Definition of MINICOMPUTER

: a small computer that is intermediate between a microcomputer and a mainframe in size, speed, and capacity, that can support time-sharing, and that is often dedicated to a single application

First Known Use of MINICOMPUTER

1967

Other Computer-Related Terms

adware, flash, kludge, phishing, recursive, router

Rhymes with MINICOMPUTER

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