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Definition of microcomputer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

microcomputer

noun

/ˈmaɪkrəʊkəmpjuːtə(r)/

/ˈmaɪkrəʊkəmpjuːtər/

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a small computer that contains a microprocessor. Microcomputers became popular in the 1970s and 1980s. compare mainframe, personal computer

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