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Microprocessor - The First Use of The Term "microprocessor"

Time: 1968

Place: Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.

Details: The first use of the term "microprocessor" is attributed to Viatron Computer Systems describing the custom integrated circuit used in their System 21 small computer system announced in 1968.

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