Multi-user computer with a size and processing power between those of a
mainframe and a
microcomputer. Nowadays almost all minicomputers are based on
microprocessors.
Minicomputers are often used in medium-sized businesses and in university departments handling
database or other commercial programs and running scientific or graphical applications, however they are increasingly being replaced by networks of microcomputers.
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