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Etymology

From micro- +‎ computerCategory:English terms prefixed with micro-#COMPUTER. First use appears c. 1956. See cite below.

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Noun

microcomputer (plural microcomputers)Category:English lemmas#MICROCOMPUTER Category:English nouns#MICROCOMPUTER Category:English countable nouns#MICROCOMPUTER Category:English entries with incorrect language header#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Pages with entries#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Pages with 3 entries#MICROCOMPUTER

(computer hardware Category:en:Computer hardware#MICROCOMPUTER, now chiefly historical Category:English terms with historical senses#MICROCOMPUTER) A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.
- 1956 July 7, Isaac Asimov, Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, volume 11, New York: Fantasy House, page 9:
  In recent years, it had become the hallmark of the scientist, much as the stethoscope was that of the physician and the microcomputer that of the statistician.
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- 1985, Micro Communications:
  The operation has installed nine Cygnet CoSystems, computerphones that send memos, letters, and even whole files from one microcomputer to another.
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- 2021, Pat Manser, More Than Words: The Making of the Macquarie Dictionary, Sydney: Macquarie Dictionary, page 83:
  In time of course, things became more efficient, with newer machines which could cope with large amounts of data - the microcomputers had 64 kilobytes of memory; your mobile phone has vastly more capacity.
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(computer hardware Category:en:Computer hardware#MICROCOMPUTER, uncommon Category:English terms with uncommon senses#MICROCOMPUTER, chiefly dated Category:English dated terms#MICROCOMPUTER) A microprocessor that is based on a single chip.

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Translations

computer designed around a microprocessor

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Armenian: միկրոհամակարգիչներ (mikrohamakargičʻner)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Bulgarian: микрокомпютър m (mikrokompjutǎr)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Chinese:
Mandarin: 微型計算機 / 微型计算机 (wēixíng jìsuànjī)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#MICROCOMPUTER, 微電腦 / 微电脑 (zh) (wēidiànnǎo)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#MICROCOMPUTER, 微機 / 微机 (zh) (wēijī)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Czech: mikropočítačCategory:Terms with Czech translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Estonian: mikroarvutiCategory:Terms with Estonian translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Finnish: mikrotietokone (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#MICROCOMPUTER, mikro (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#MICROCOMPUTER
French: microordinateur (fr) mCategory:Terms with French translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Georgian: მიკროკომპიუტერი (miḳroḳomṗiuṭeri)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#MICROCOMPUTER
German: Mikrorechner mCategory:Terms with German translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Greek: μικροϋπολογιστής (el) m (mikroÿpologistís)Category:Terms with Greek translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Hebrew: מחשב זעיר m (makhshév zaír)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#MICROCOMPUTER, מיקרומחשב m (mikromakhshév)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Hindi: सूक्ष्मसंगणक (sūkṣmasaṅgaṇak)Category:Hindi terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Terms with Hindi translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Hungarian: mikroszámítógép (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Indonesian: komputer mikroCategory:Terms with Indonesian translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Inuktitut: ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᕋᓛᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅᓯᐅᑦ (qaritaoyaralaaq ataosiqsiot)Category:Terms with Inuktitut translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Irish: micriríomhaireCategory:Terms with Irish translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Korean: 초소형 전자계산기 (chosohyeong jeonjagyesan'gi)Category:Terms with Korean translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Latvian: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Latvian#MICROCOMPUTER
Lithuanian: mikrokompiuteris (lt) mCategory:Terms with Lithuanian translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Māori: rorohiko itiCategory:Terms with Māori translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Marathi: सूक्ष्मसंगणक (sūkṣmasaṅgaṇak)Category:Marathi terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Terms with Marathi translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Norwegian: mikrodatamaskin mCategory:Terms with Norwegian translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Polish: mikrokomputer (pl) mCategory:Terms with Polish translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Portuguese: microcomputador (pt) mCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Romanian: microcomputer (ro) nCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#MICROCOMPUTER, microcalculator (ro) nCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Russian: микрокомпью́тер (ru) m (mikrokompʹjútɛr)Category:Russian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Terms with Russian translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Slovak: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Slovak#MICROCOMPUTER
Spanish: microcomputadora fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Swedish: mikrodator cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Tagalog: mikpanuosCategory:Terms with Tagalog translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Tamil: நுண்கணிப்பொறி (nuṇkaṇippoṟi)Category:Terms with Tamil translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Thai: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Thai#MICROCOMPUTER
Turkish: mikrobilgisayar (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Vietnamese: máy tính nhỏCategory:Terms with Vietnamese translations#MICROCOMPUTER, máy vi tính (vi)Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations#MICROCOMPUTER
Welsh: microgyfrifiadur mCategory:Terms with Welsh translations#MICROCOMPUTER

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Category:Italian terms borrowed from English#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Italian terms derived from English#MICROCOMPUTER microcomputer.

Noun

microcomputer m (invariable)Category:Italian lemmas#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Italian nouns#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Italian countable nouns#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Italian indeclinable nouns#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Italian entries with incorrect language header#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Italian masculine nouns#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Pages with entries#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Pages with 3 entries#MICROCOMPUTER

(computing Category:it:Computing#MICROCOMPUTER) microcomputer
Synonym: microcalcolatore

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Category:Romanian terms borrowed from English#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Romanian unadapted borrowings from English#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Romanian terms derived from English#MICROCOMPUTER microcomputer.

Noun

microcomputer n (plural microcomputere)Category:Romanian lemmas#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Romanian nouns#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Romanian nouns with red links in their headword lines#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Romanian countable nouns#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Romanian neuter nouns#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Pages with entries#MICROCOMPUTER Category:Pages with 3 entries#MICROCOMPUTER

microcomputer

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	microcomputer	microcomputerul	microcomputere	microcomputerele
genitive-dative	microcomputer	microcomputerului	microcomputere	microcomputerelor
vocative	microcomputerule		microcomputerelor