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minicomputer

class of computers developed in the 1960s, smaller than mainframes; the term mini is misleading today because the dimensions resembled closets
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minicomputer

Summary

minicomputer is a class of computers[1]. minicomputer draws 1,382 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_computers category, ranking #8 of 17).[2]

Key Facts

  • minicomputer's instance of is recorded as class of computers[3].
  • minicomputer is a type of computer[4].
  • minicomputer's operating system is recorded as Q11368[5].
  • minicomputer's Commons category is recorded as Minicomputers[6].
  • minicomputer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Minicomputers[7].
  • minicomputer's different from is recorded as microcomputer[8].
  • minicomputer's different from is recorded as personal computer[9].
  • minicomputer's different from is recorded as mainframe computer[10].

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Definition and Type

minicomputer's instance of is recorded as class of computers[3]. minicomputer is a type of computer[4].

Why It Matters

minicomputer draws 1,382 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_computers category, ranking #8 of 17).[2] minicomputer has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] minicomputer is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

BeagleBoard Bern computer MicroVAX Mikko VAX 4000

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0343469-minipocitace
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0343469-minipocitace, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → class of computers
    Operating system → —
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007536222105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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