单词 | microcomputer |
释义 | microcomputern. A small computer or computer system; a home or personal computer. Also: a microprocessor based on a single chip.In earliest use in Science Fiction. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > hardware > [noun] > central processing unit > types of processor microcomputer1956 multiprocessor1961 uniprocessor1963 microchip1969 microprocessor1969 microcontroller1971 micro1978 transputer1978 coprocessor1980 RISC1980 Clipper1993 society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [noun] > personal computer home computer1949 personal computer1954 microcomputer1956 micro1971 PC1977 desktop1983 1956 I. Asimov in Mag. Fantasy & Sci. Fiction July 7/2 It [sc. the scanner] had become the hallmark of the scientist, much as..the microcomputer [was] that of the statistician. 1963 Washington Post 1 Mar. d8 All this would take is a clever surgeon to insert a microcomputer into the brain that would provide unlimited memory. 1968 Wall St. Jrnl. 30 Apr. 8/4 New application technologies are leading Olivetti to devote more of its resources to the manufacturing of desk-top microcomputers, communications terminals and other equipment. 1970 IEEE Computer Group News July–Aug. 9/1 With decreased size and cost, it will be necessary to define a new category of computers: the ‘mini computer’ or the ‘micro computer’ which will sell for $1,000—$2,000. 1971 E. F. Schoeters in B. de Ferranti Living with Computer viii. 70 The mini-computers and the smaller, cheaper, and equally powerful micro-computers. 1975 Sci. Amer. May 33/2 It was clearly just a question of time until the further integration of microscopic components would lead to a microcomputer. 1984 S. Curran Word Processing for Beginners iii. 21 Today's microcomputers often incorporate 16-bit chips, with 16-bit wide registers and/or buses. 2000 N.Y. Times 1 Jan. e2/3 Imagine front-line troops able to send and receive orders..through eyepieces and microcomputers built into their belts or buttons. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1956 |
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