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minicomputer

/ˌmɪnikəmˈpjutɝ/ noun

A computer smaller than a mainframe, but larger than a microcomputer.

Word Origin Combines mini- 'small' and computer. Mini- comes from Latin minimus 'smallest,' and computer from Latin computare 'to reckon together' (com- 'together' + putare 'to think, calculate'). So a minicomputer is a small calculating machine. The root putare also gives us compute, computation, and even amputate (to cut off, originally 'to prune by thinking').

noun A computer smaller than a mainframe, but larger than a microcomputer. countable

In the 1980s, many businesses used minicomputers for their data processing needs.

(名词) 小型计算机；小型机

在1980年代，许多企业使用小型机满足数据处理需求。

(sustantivo) minicomputadora; minicomputador [minicomputadora; computadora más pequeña que una mainframe, pero más grande que una microcomputadora]

En la década de 1980, muchas empresas usaban minicomputadoras para sus necesidades de procesamiento de datos.

(nom) mini-ordinateur [Ordinateur de taille intermédiaire, plus puissant qu'un micro-ordinateur mais moins qu'un ordinateur central (mainframe), utilisé principalement par les entreprises et les laboratoires.]

Dans les années 1980, de nombreuses entreprises utilisaient des minicomputers pour leurs besoins de traitement de données.

(Substantiv) Minicomputer [Ein Computer, der in Größe und Leistung zwischen einem Großrechner und einem Mikrocomputer liegt.]

In den 1980er-Jahren setzten viele Unternehmen **minicomputer** für ihre Datenverarbeitungsaufgaben ein.

(名詞) メインフレームより小さく、マイクロコンピュータより大きいコンピュータ。

1980年代には、多くの企業がデータ処理にミニコンピュータを使用していた。

(substantivo) minicomputador [Um computador menor que um mainframe, mas maior que um microcomputador.]

Na década de 1980, muitas empresas usavam minicomputadores para suas necessidades de processamento de dados.

Synonyms: midrange computer small computer departmental computer mini microcomputer (historical distinction) Antonyms: mainframe supercomputer macrocomputer
Word parts: mini + com + put + er

Common collocations

of prep mainframe subst to prep be verb in prep system subst for prep computer subst with prep on prep business subst microcomputer subst

Related words

compute computer computation computational computable

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