microcomputer

[mahy-kroh-kuhm-pyoo-ter] / ˈmaɪ kroʊ kəmˌpju tər /

NOUN

computer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

PC data processor desktop computer personal computer

STRONG

CPU central processing unit device handheld computer laptop machine mainframe micro mini minicomputer notebook notebook computer processor tablet

WEAK

abacus artificial intelligence brain electronic brain number cruncher thinking machine

NOUN

computer hardware

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disk drive hardware modem personal computer supercomputer

WEAK

CPU central processing unit computer computer unit data processor floppy disk hard drive magnetic disk microelectronics device output device tape drive

NOUN

data processor

Synonyms

WEAK

CPU Macintosh PC calculator laptop mac mainframe number cruncher personal computer word processor

NOUN

laptop computer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

laptop

WEAK

minicomputer notebook computer palmtop

NOUN

personal computer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

desktop computer laptop minicomputer workstation

WEAK

IBM PC Macintosh PC clone computer home computer mac

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To accomplish this, the team relied on the microcalorimeter Resolve instrument on XRISM.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025

But in the 1990s, engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center developed a chip-based sensor called a microcalorimeter, which can measure the energy—closely related to wavelength—of individual x-ray photons.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 15, 2023

microcomputer

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