computer
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
computer (plural computers)
- (now, rare, chiefly, historical) A person employed to perform computations; one who computes. [from 17th c.]
- 1927, J. B. S. Haldane, Possible Worlds and Other Essays, page 173
- Only a few years ago Mr. Powers, an American computer, disproved a hypothesis about prime numbers which had held the field for more than 250 years.
- 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, page 116:
- One Harvard computer, Annie Jump Cannon, used her repetitive acquaintance with the stars to devise a system of stellar classifications so practical that it is still in use today.
- 1927, J. B. S. Haldane, Possible Worlds and Other Essays, page 173
- (by restriction, chiefly, historical) A male computer, where the female computer is called a computress.
- A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media. [from 20th c.]
- Synonyms: processor, 'puter (informal), box (slang), machine, calculator
- See also Thesaurus:computer
- French: ordinateur
- German: Computer, Rechner
- Italian: calcolatore, computer, elaboratore
- Portuguese: computador
- Russian: компью́тер
- Spanish: (Chile) computador, (Latin America) computadora, (Spain) ordenador
- Portuguese: computador, calculista
- Russian: вычисли́тель
- Spanish: computador, calculador
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