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- [kuh m-pyoo-ter]
- /kəmˈpyu tər/
- /kəmˈpjuːtə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh m-pyoo-ter]
- /kəmˈpyu tər/
Definitions of computer word
- noun computer a device, usually electronic, that processes data according to a set of instructions. The digital computer stores data in discrete units and performs arithmetical and logical operations at very high speed. The analog computer has no memory and is slower than the digital computer but has a continuous rather than a discrete input. The hybrid computer combines some of the advantages of digital and analog computers 4
- countable noun computer A computer is an electronic machine that can store and deal with large amounts of information. 3
- noun computer (as modifier) 3
- noun computer a person who computes or calculates 3
- noun computer a person who computes 3
- noun computer a device used for computing; specif., an electronic machine which, by means of stored instructions and information, performs rapid, often complex calculations or compiles, correlates, and selects data; now, esp., digital computer 3
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Origin of computer
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; compute + -er1; compare Middle French computeur
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Parts of speech for Computer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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computer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for computer
noun computer
- clone — If someone or something is a clone of another person or thing, they are so similar to this person or thing that they seem to be exactly the same as them.
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
- calculator — A calculator is a small electronic device that you use for making mathematical calculations.
- adding machine — a mechanical device, operated manually or electrically, for adding and often subtracting, multiplying, and dividing
- number cruncher — a person or thing that performs a great many numerical calculations, as a financial analyst, statistician, computer, or computer program.
adjective computer
- computerized — A computerized system, process, or business is one in which the work is done by computer.
- computerised — to control, perform, process, or store (a system, operation, or information) by means of or in an electronic computer or computers.
verb computer
- count noses — to count the number of people present, voting, etc.
- count off — to separate into equal divisions by counting
- run to — If you run to someone, you go to them for help or to tell them something.
- ticked off — a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
- number — one of a series of things distinguished by or marked with numerals.
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