character-addressable computer
character-addressable computer
[′kar·ik·tər ə¦dres·ə·bəl kəm′pyüd·ər] (computer science)
A computer that processes data as single characters, and is therefore able to handle words of varying length.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.