Back pain can also result from more-serious injuries, such as a vertebral fracture or ruptured disk; from arthritis and other age-related changes in your spine; and from certain infections. Possible causes of back pain include: 1  Ankylosing spondylitis.  Meralgia paresthetica.
Noun. 1. microcomputer-a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time. PC, personal computer. desktop computer-a personal computer small enough to fit conveniently in an individual workspace.
The term minicomputer developed in the 1960s to describe the smaller computers that became possible with the use of transistors and core memory technologies, minimal instructions sets and less expensive peripherals such as the ubiquitous Teletype Model 33 ASR.