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
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The researchers adapted their microcomputer to Penn's propulsion system and built a complete computer with a processor, memory, and sensors on a chip less than a millimeter across.
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New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2025
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 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
In the 1980s, small-satellite builders began to include reprogrammable microcomputers to enable them to reconfigure capabilities remotely.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Nov. 2018
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New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2025
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 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
In the 1980s, small-satellite builders began to include reprogrammable microcomputers to enable them to reconfigure capabilities remotely.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Nov. 2018
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microcomputer
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mi·cro·com·put·er
ˈmī-krō-kəm-ˌpyüt-ər
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