micronova
Noun
Meaning
micronova (plural micronovae or micronovas)
(astronomy) A stellar outburst about one millionth the strength of a classical nova.
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A larger version was also offered as the microNOVA MP/200, shipping the same year.
It was followed by the microNOVA MP/100 in 1979, which reduced the CPU to a single VLSI chip, the mN602.
The original microNOVA with the “mN601” processor shipped in 1977.