Difference between Microprocessor and Microcomputer

What is the difference between Microprocessor and Microcomputer?

Basically Microcomputers contain Microprocessors inside them.

Microprocessor as a noun is the entire cpu of a computer on a single integrated circuit (chip). while Microcomputer as a noun is a computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.

We hope you now know whether to use Microprocessor or Microcomputer in your sentence.