micros
/ˈmaɪkroʊz/
noun
- Short for microcomputers or microprocessors; small computers or the central processing units inside them.
- Modern micros are powerful enough to run entire smartphones.
- In the 1980s, many homes got their first micros, like the Commodore 64.
- The engineer specialized in designing micros for medical devices.
- Short for microphones (informal).
- He spoke directly into the micro so the audience could hear him.
- We set up two micros for the podcast recording.
- The singer tapped the micros to check if they were on.
- Short for microorganisms (informal, often in science contexts).
- These micros are too small to see without a microscope.
- Some micros can cause disease, but many are helpful.
- The lab studies micros that live in extreme environments.