superminicomputern.

Brit.

/ˌsuːpəˈmɪnɪkəmˌpjuːtə/,

/ˌsjuːpəˈmɪnɪkəmˌpjuːtə/, U.S.

/ˌsupərˈmɪnikəmˌpjudər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, minicomputer n.

Etymology: < super- prefix + minicomputer n. Compare slightly later supermini n.²

Computing. Now historical.

A faster or more powerful minicomputer; spec. one that operates on words of 32 bits rather than 16 bits.

ΚΠ

1969 Sunday Sun (Lowell, Mass.) 16 Nov. f1/2 (heading) Computer Logic Systems, Inc. making super-mini-computer for 1970 market.

1978 Business Week 20 Mar. 164 i/1 In price-performance ratio, the 2020 is up against the company's new super-minicomputer, the VAX 11/780.

1989 C. Stoll Cuckoo's Egg xx. 103 Thirty-two bits meant a big machine, ten MIPS meant fast. He'd entered a super-minicomputer.

2006 H. P. Alesso & C. F. Smith Thinking on Web i. 12 The mid-1980s marked a boom in the personal computer and superminicomputer industries.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	superminicomputer
释义	superminicomputern. Brit. /ˌsuːpəˈmɪnɪkəmˌpjuːtə/, /ˌsjuːpəˈmɪnɪkəmˌpjuːtə/, U.S. /ˌsupərˈmɪnikəmˌpjudər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, minicomputer n. Etymology: < super- prefix + minicomputer n. Compare slightly later supermini n.² Computing. Now historical. A faster or more powerful minicomputer; spec. one that operates on words of 32 bits rather than 16 bits. ΚΠ 1969 Sunday Sun (Lowell, Mass.) 16 Nov. f1/2 (heading) Computer Logic Systems, Inc. making super-mini-computer for 1970 market. 1978 Business Week 20 Mar. 164 i/1 In price-performance ratio, the 2020 is up against the company's new super-minicomputer, the VAX 11/780. 1989 C. Stoll Cuckoo's Egg xx. 103 Thirty-two bits meant a big machine, ten MIPS meant fast. He'd entered a super-minicomputer. 2006 H. P. Alesso & C. F. Smith Thinking on Web i. 12 The mid-1980s marked a boom in the personal computer and superminicomputer industries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1969
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