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Small computers using LSI (large-scale integration) microprocessor chips as the CPU (central processing unit) and semiconductor memories for compact, inexpensive storage of program instructions and data. They are smaller and less expensive than minicomputers and are usually built into a dedicated system where they are optimized for a particular application. Microprocessor may refer to just the CPU or the entire microcomputer.
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- Microcomputer
- Computers, Personal
- Microprocessors
- Computer, Personal
- Microprocessor
- Personal Computer
- Personal Computers
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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.
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do not confuse with MINICOMPUTERS
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89(80); was see under COMPUTERS 1980-88
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- Computers (1966-1979)
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- National Library of Medicine. Microcomputers. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008838. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008838
- Microcomputers. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcomputer
- Microcomputers. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32738