microcomputer

noun

mi·​cro·​com·​put·​er ˈmī-krō-kəm-ˌpyü-tər 

1

: a small computer usually equipped with a microprocessor

especially : personal computer

2

: microprocessor

Examples of microcomputer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Among other things, that hub contains a 32-bit microcomputer, a Bluetooth module, plus a rechargeable battery and wireless charging coils. —Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025

The cameras at each hive, running 24 hours a day and seven days a week, were each connected to a microcomputer, and the researchers uploaded the data to their laptops during weekly visits. —Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025

Found by a cleaning crew in London, the device is the world’s earliest microcomputer, built with a single chip rather than multiple microchips. —Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024

Zojirushi rice cookers set the standard for rice cooker technology with its micom (short for microcomputer) machines. —Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for microcomputer

• minicomputer
• supercomputer
• commuter
• computer
• polluter
• recruiter
• neuter
• pewter
• router
• scooter
• shooter
• suitor

Kids Definition

microcomputer

noun

mi·​cro·​com·​put·​er ˈmī-krō-kəm-ˌpyüt-ər 

1

: personal computer

2

: microprocessor