supermicro

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ micro.

Pronunciation

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Noun

supermicro (plural supermicros)

  1. (dated) A powerful microcomputer.
    Synonym: supermicrocomputer
    • 1985, Computerworld, volume 19, number 39, page 68:
      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.