Microprocessor vs. Microcomputer
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Difference Between Microprocessor and Microcomputer
Microprocessornoun
An integrated circuit that contains a major processing unit of a computer on a single microchip, such as the central processor or the graphics processor.
Microcomputernoun
A personal computer.
Microprocessornoun
(computer hardware) the entire CPU of a computer on a single integrated circuit (chip).
Microcomputernoun
(computer hardware) A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.
Microprocessornoun
integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system;
a microprocessor functions as the central processing unit of a microcomputera disk drive contains a microprocessor to handle the internal functions of the driveMicrocomputernoun
a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time
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