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minicomputer
Last modified: Monday, October 14, 2002
A midsized computer. In size and power, minicomputers lie between workstations and mainframes. In the past decade, the distinction between large minicomputers and small mainframes has blurred, however, as has the distinction between small minicomputers and workstations. But in general, a minicomputer is a multiprocessingsystem capable of supporting from 4 to about 200 users simultaneously.
