microcomputer

1. (computer hardware, now chiefly historical) A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.Examples: "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."; "The operation has installed nine Cygnet CoSystems, computerphones that send memos, letters, and even whole files from one microcomputer to another."; "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."Synonyms: micro, PC, personal computerhistorical