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Definition of "microcomputer" [microcomputer]

  • A personal computer. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "microcomputer" in a sentence
  • "I once typed it into my first "microcomputer" -- the Amstrad PC6400 shown in the picture."
  • "I once typed it into my first "microcomputer"--the Amstrad PC6400 shown in the picture."
  • "My dad bought a new fangled gadget called a microcomputer, the TRS-80, affectionately known as the "trash 80"."