# microcomputer

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #66,833

## Definitions
1. A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.
2. A microprocessor that is based on a single chip.

## Etymology
From micro- + computer. First use appears c. 1956. See cite below.

## Source
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