minicomputer
noun
mini·com·put·er
ˌmi-nē-kəm-ˈpyü-tər 
: 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
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The Aces had a television and minicomputer installed at each locker.
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Tania Ganguli, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
In 1974, minicomputers using switching power supplies included Data General's Nova 2/4, Texas Instruments' 960B, and systems from Interdata.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 July 2019
The second problem was that the 9900 architecture, being the same as that used in TI’s minicomputers, had only 16 bits of logical address space, which was the same as the 8-bit microprocessors of the day.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 June 2017
World’s 1st gaming computer rebuilt by nostalgia enthusiasts The project began in 2015 when Oscar Vermeulen, a lifelong computer aficionado, decided to create a replica of the PDP-8 minicomputer.
—Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2024
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Tania Ganguli, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
In 1974, minicomputers using switching power supplies included Data General's Nova 2/4, Texas Instruments' 960B, and systems from Interdata.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 July 2019
The second problem was that the 9900 architecture, being the same as that used in TI’s minicomputers, had only 16 bits of logical address space, which was the same as the 8-bit microprocessors of the day.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 June 2017
World’s 1st gaming computer rebuilt by nostalgia enthusiasts The project began in 2015 when Oscar Vermeulen, a lifelong computer aficionado, decided to create a replica of the PDP-8 minicomputer.
—Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2024
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minicomputer
noun
mini·com·put·er
ˌmin-i-kəm-ˈpyüt-ər
: a small computer that is between a mainframe and a personal computer in size and speed
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