- 1迷你電腦、小型電腦（舊時介於大型主機與個人電腦之間的中型機，不是現在的筆電）
A minicomputer is a mid-size computer from an older chapter of computing: larger and more powerful than a personal computer, smaller and cheaper than a mainframe, and used by businesses and other large organisations so many people could share the same machine. The word belongs mainly to the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
A minicomputer is a mid-size computer minicomputer是一種mid-size（中型）電腦 is larger and more powerful than a personal computer比個人電腦大、更強 smaller and cheaper than a mainframe卻比mainframe（大型主機）小、便宜 and used by businesses and other large organisations給企業和其他大型機構用 so many people could share the same machine讓很多人可以共用同一台機器 from an older chapter of computing來自電腦發展的早期 The word belongs mainly to the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s這個字主要屬於1960、1970，和1980年代
Though actually, “mini” here is relative, and that is the part people get wrong. A minicomputer could still fill a cabinet and need a cool room. It was mini next to a mainframe the size of a room, not mini next to a laptop.
Though actually不過其實 'mini' here is relative這裡的「mini」是相對的 and that is the part people get wrong而這正是大家常搞錯的地方 A minicomputer一台minicomputer could still fill a cabinet還是可能占滿一個機櫃 and need a cool room還需要一間涼爽的房間 It was mini next to a mainframe the size of a room它是相對於一整間房間大的mainframe來說才mini not mini next to a laptop不是相對於筆電
After personal computers arrived, this middle class mostly . Today we say server, or just computer. You will meet minicomputer in IT history, old textbooks, and talk about how machines used to be classed: mainframe, then mini, then micro (the personal computer).
After personal computers arrived個人電腦出現之後 this middle class mostly faded這個中間等級大多消失了 Today we say server, or just computer現在我們會說server（伺服器），或直接說computer You will meet minicomputer你會遇到minicomputer in IT history, old textbooks在IT歷史、舊教科書裡 and talk about how machines used to be classed和講機器過去怎麼分類的討論裡 mainframe, then mini, then micro (the personal computer)先是mainframe，再來是mini，然後是micro（個人電腦）
It is a historical technical word, not a shopping word. Do not use it for a small laptop, a tiny modern PC, or a pocket computer — that flips the history.
It is a historical technical word這是一個歷史性的技術用字 not a shopping word不是購物會用的字 Do not use it不要拿它來指 for a small laptop, a tiny modern PC, or a pocket computer小筆電、迷你的現代PC，或口袋型電腦 that flips the history那樣會把歷史搞反
core核心畫面
組成mini- (small, here meaning mid-size next to a mainframe) + computer. From mini- + computer.
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
minicomputernoun
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computer-hardwarecomputingengineeringA computer smaller than a mainframe, but larger than a microcomputer.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。