microcomputingn.
/ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)kəmˌpjuːtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmaɪkroʊkəmˌpjudɪŋ/ Computing using a microcomputer.
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microcomputing1976
1976 Digital Design Aug. 68/2 While advances in paper-tape technology may not be as spectacular as those in, say, microcomputing, they are important.
1982 Internat. Jrnl. Infrared & Millimeter Waves 3 331 A microcomputing system for data acquisition and on-line data processing has been developed for use with Fourier transform spectrometers.
1993 Econ. Jrnl. 103 775 The program has virtually no facilities for interfacing with the modern tools of micro-computing such as spreadsheets and databases.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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