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  1. A multi-user computer whose size and
  2. processing power are between those of a
  3. mainframe and a microcomputer. Minicomputers
  4. are often found in medium-sized businesses,
  5. or university departments handling database
  6. or other commercial programs, or running
  7. scientific or graphical applications that
  8. require much numerical computation.
  9.