Supermicro

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A powerful microcomputer. dated

    "Many applications are going to supermicros and machines like the [IBM Personal Computer AT] that used to go to the [Digital Equipment Corp.] PDP-11 type of machines."

Example

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"Many applications are going to supermicros and machines like the [IBM Personal Computer AT] that used to go to the [Digital Equipment Corp.] PDP-11 type of machines."

Etymology

From super- + micro.

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