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minicomputer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor. Latin Minius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minium Italian minio Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian miniare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin putus ▲ Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English compute Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English computer English minicomputer From mini- + computer.

Meanings

1. A computer smaller than a mainframe, but larger than a microcomputer.

Forms

Deriveds

superminicomputer

Relateds

server computer · deskside server · microcomputer · pedestal server

Synonyms

deskside computer · mini · midrange computer · pedestal computer

Translations (7)

bg мини компютър (Translations) · bg миникомпютър (Translations) · ru мѝни-компью́терный (Translations) · pl minikomputer (Translations) · it minicalcolatore (Translations) · it minicomputer (Translations) · it minielaboratore (Translations)