minitowern.
/ˈmɪnɪˌtaʊə/, U.S. /ˈmɪniˌtaʊ(ə)r/ Computing.
A small, free-standing, vertical module containing a computer's central processing unit, disk drive, etc.
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1989 Andrew Seybold's Outlook on Professional Computing May 8/2 The model Q-2000 is a mini~tower with room for three 5¼ and one 3.5 inch drives.
1993 Compute July 32/2 The minitower should work equally well either on a desktop or next to it.
1998 Computer Reseller News (Electronic ed.) 12 July The Cross Processor Architecture (XPA), a family of minitower computers offering a modular chassis that lends itself to technology upgrades.
2000 PC Mag. (Nexis) 29 Aug. 40 The system is a fairly standard Microsoft Windows 98 mini-tower.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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