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Definition of Minicomputers
1. minicomputer [n] - See also: minicomputer
Medical Definition of Minicomputers
1. Small computers that lack the speed, memory capacity, and instructional capability of the full-size computer but usually retain its programmable flexibility. They are larger, faster, and more flexible, powerful, and expensive than microcomputers. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Minicomputers
Literary usage of Minicomputers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Catalog of National ISDN Solutions for Selected NIUF ApplicationsComputers (1993)
"... workstations, and minicomputers; workstations with built-in ISDN (4.2.2) •
Attendant consoles (4.2.3) • ISDN phones (4.2.4) Single port ISDN LAN bridges ..."
2. Computer Models for Water-Resources Planning and Management: National Study by Ralph A. Wurbs (1997)
"The Digital Equipment Company (DEC) has played a key role in manufacturing and
marketing minicomputers. The minicomputer got its name as a comparison with ..."
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