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

The Bell Labs engineers’ systematic plan for double- and triple-checking their colleagues’ work ultimately made the total design of the multiple chipset family work together seamlessly as a complete microcomputer system. —IEEE Spectrum, 22 May 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

In the early ’80s, home microcomputers – 8-bit machines – started appearing. —Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025

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