superminicomputer

noun

A minicomputer that has higher-than-normal performance, especially one using 32-bit rather than 16-bit words.

OriginEnglish minicomputer ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super →
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Meanings

nounsuperminicomputer (plural superminicomputers, abbreviation supermini)

plural superminicomputers · abbreviation supermini

  1. datedcomputingA minicomputer that has higher-than-normal performance, especially one using 32-bit rather than 16-bit words.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishminicomputer
  8. Englishsuperminicomputer

From super- + minicomputer.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

minisupercomputer
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APA

superminicomputer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superminicomputer

MLA

“superminicomputer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superminicomputer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superminicomputer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superminicomputer.

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