A micro is a small computer.

A micro「A micro」 is a small computer是一台小型電腦。

The word is a short form of microcomputer, and it was common in the 1970s and 1980s, especially in Britain, when computers first came into homes and schools — the BBC Micro is the famous school machine.

The word這個字 is a short form是縮寫 of microcomputer來自 microcomputer, and而 it它 was common in曾在…很常見 the 1970s and 1980s一九七〇、八〇年代, especially in Britain尤其在英國, when當時 computers first came into homes and schools電腦剛開始進入家庭和學校 — the BBC Micro「BBC Micro」 is the famous school machine就是那台有名的學校電腦。

People said “a micro” the way we now say “a computer” or “a laptop.” Today the noun sounds dated; if you use it, you are usually talking about that older kind of machine, or speaking in an old-fashioned British way.

People人們 said "a micro"說「a micro」 the way就像 we now say we now say "a computer" or "a laptop."現在說「電腦」或「筆電」一樣。Today今天 the noun這個名詞 sounds dated聽起來過時了; if如果 you你 use it用它, you你 are usually talking about通常指的是 that older kind of machine那種較舊的機器, or或 speaking in an old-fashioned British way用一種老派的英式說法。

Though actually, micro is busy elsewhere in English: as a prefix it means “very small” (microscope, microbe, microwave), and people sometimes clip other micro- words too. This entry is only the small computer.

Though actually但其實, micro「micro」 is busy elsewhere in English在英文裡其他地方也很活躍: as a prefix當前綴時 it它 means意思是「非常小」 "very small" (microscope, microbe, microwave顯微鏡、微生物、微波爐), and而 people人們 sometimes clip有時也會縮寫 other micro- words其他 micro- 開頭的字 too。This entry這個詞條 is only就只講 the small computer小型電腦這個意思。