Microcomputer is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Microcomputer meaning
- A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.
- A microprocessor that is based on a single chip.
Synonyms of Microcomputer
Using Microcomputer
- The main meaning on this page is: A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe. | A microprocessor that is based on a single chip.
- Useful related words include: personal computer, pc, digital computer.
- In the example corpus, microcomputer often appears in combinations such as: the microcomputer, of microcomputer, microcomputer system.
Context around Microcomputer
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Microcomputer
- In this selection, "microcomputer" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, m6800, ibm, expression, system, kit and temperature stand out and add context to how "microcomputer" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a m6800 microcomputer system motorola and although their microcomputer efforts were. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "microcomputer" sits close to words such as abdur, abrasion and abscess, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with microcomputer
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The M6800 microcomputer system was finally in production by November 1974. (11 words)
Atari in 1980 proposed that it act as original equipment manufacturer for an IBM microcomputer. (15 words)
As prices for both disk hardware and operating system software decreased, there were many such microcomputer systems. (17 words)
IBM's own IBM 5100 microcomputer (1975) offered APL as one of two built-in ROM-based interpreted languages for the computer, complete with a keyboard and display that supported all the special symbols used in the language. (38 words)
Aside from this patent, the standard meaning of microcomputer is a computer using one or more microprocessors as its CPU(s), while the concept defined in the patent is more akin to a microcontroller. (34 words)
Historically, RT-11 also served as the inspiration for many microcomputer OS's, as these were generally being written by programmers who cut their teeth on one of the many PDP-11 models. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
The microcomputer kit was named as Acorn System 75. Acorn was chosen because the microcomputer system was to be expandable and growth-oriented.
He doesn’t want to spoil the surprise for anyone who visits in person, but he’ll share a photo of one microcomputer that particularly delighted him: NEC’s PC-9801M model.
The student-built electronics of the spACS 1 experiment consist of a microcomputer, temperature and humidity sensors, a motor, LED lights, and a camera.
A psychological factor may have also played a role: the first generation of microcomputer programmers retained a hobbyist, "wires and pliers" attitude.
Aside from this patent, the standard meaning of microcomputer is a computer using one or more microprocessors as its CPU(s), while the concept defined in the patent is more akin to a microcontroller.
As prices for both disk hardware and operating system software decreased, there were many such microcomputer systems.
Atari in 1980 proposed that it act as original equipment manufacturer for an IBM microcomputer.
Colloquial use of the term Everyday use of the expression "microcomputer" (and in particular the "micro" abbreviation) has declined significantly from the mid-1980s and has declined in commonplace usage since 2000.
Development team Block diagram of a M6800 microcomputer system Motorola did not chronicle the development of the 6800 microprocessor the way that Intel did for their microprocessors.
Diversification Although their microcomputer efforts were eventually considered failures, the PDP-11 and VAX lines continued to sell in record numbers.
Historically, RT-11 also served as the inspiration for many microcomputer OS's, as these were generally being written by programmers who cut their teeth on one of the many PDP-11 models.
IBM decided in 1980 to market a low-cost single-user computer as quickly as possible in response to Apple Computer 's success in the burgeoning microcomputer market.
IBM's own IBM 5100 microcomputer (1975) offered APL as one of two built-in ROM-based interpreted languages for the computer, complete with a keyboard and display that supported all the special symbols used in the language.
In 1979, the launch of the VisiCalc spreadsheet (initially for the Apple II ) first turned the microcomputer from a hobby for computer enthusiasts into a business tool.
John Wharton: An Introduction to the Intel MCS-51 Single-Chip Microcomputer Family, Application Note AP-69, May 1980, Intel Corporation.
Perhaps more important was the lack of first-class high-level language compilers suitable for microcomputer use.
Since 2009, Sentinel has offered a machine described as a "word processor", but it is more accurately a highly specialised microcomputer used for accounting and publishing.
String variables are usually distinguished in many microcomputer dialects by having $ suffixed to their name, and values are often identified as strings by being delimited by "double quotation marks".
The award paid special tribute to the BBC Micro's advanced design, and it commended Acorn "for the development of a microcomputer system with many innovative features".
The M6800 microcomputer system was finally in production by November 1974.
Common combinations with microcomputer
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: