n. A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A small computer based on a microprocessor; in practise, at any given time in the technology of computer development, a microcomputer will be one that is less powerful than a minicomputer.
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n. a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time
Word Usage
"I once typed it into my first "microcomputer" -- the Amstrad PC6400 shown in the picture."