What does computer mean?

Definitions for computer
kəmˈpyu tərcom·put·er

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word computer.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing systemnoun

    a machine for performing calculations automatically

  2. calculator, reckoner, figurer, estimator, computernoun

    an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)

GCIDE

  1. Computernoun

    (Computers) same as digital computer.

  2. Computernoun

    One who computes.2. (Computers) an electronic device for performing calculations automatically. It consists of a clock to provide voltage pulses to synchronize the operations of the devices within the computer, a central processing unit, where the arithmetical and logical operations are performed on data, a random-access memory, where the programs and data are stored for rapid access, devices to input data and output results, and various other peripheral devices of widely varied function, as well as circuitry to support the main operations. This modern sense of computer comprises the stored-program computers, in which multiple steps in a calculation may be stored within the computer itself as instructions in a program, and are then executed by the computer without further intervention of the operator. Different types of computer are variously called analog computer, number cruncher, number-cruncher, digital computer, and pari-mutuel machine, totalizer, totaliser, totalizator, totalisator.

Wiktionary

  1. computernoun

    A person employed to perform computations.

  2. computernoun

    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.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Computernoun

    Reckoner; accountant; calculator.

    Etymology: from compute.

    The kalendars of these computers, and the accounts of these days, are different. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. vi. c. 4.

    I have known some such ill computers, as to imagine the many millions in stocks so much real wealth. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPT

  1. computer

    A computer is an electronic device designed to manipulate and process data in order to perform a wide range of operations. This includes tasks such as receiving, storing, retrieving, and processing information or executing complex calculations. Computers run on a set of programs or software which allows them to perform specific tasks. They typically consist of various components such as a processor, memory, storage device, and input and output devices. Modern computers can connect to the internet, thus enabling them to send and receive data worldwide.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Computernoun

    one who computes

Wikidata

  1. Computer

    A computer is a general purpose device that can be programmed to carry out a finite set of arithmetic or logical operations. Since a sequence of operations can be readily changed, the computer can solve more than one kind of problem. Conventionally, a computer consists of at least one processing element, typically a central processing unit and some form of memory. The processing element carries out arithmetic and logic operations, and a sequencing and control unit that can change the order of operations based on stored information. Peripheral devices allow information to be retrieved from an external source, and the result of operations saved and retrieved. The Z3 by German inventor Konrad Zuse from 1941 was the first working programmable, fully automatic computing machine. Thus, Zuse is often regarded as the inventor of the computer. The first electronic digital computers were developed between 1940 and 1945 in the United Kingdom and United States. Originally they were the size of a large room, consuming as much power as several hundred modern personal computers. In this era mechanical analog computers were used for military applications. Modern computers based on integrated circuits are millions to billions of times more capable than the early machines, and occupy a fraction of the space. Simple computers are small enough to fit into mobile devices, and mobile computers can be powered by small batteries. Personal computers in their various forms are icons of the Information Age and are what most people think of as “computers.” However, the embedded computers found in many devices from MP3 players to fighter aircraft and from toys to industrial robots are the most numerous.

Editors Contribution

  1. computer

    A type of device, created and designed in various colors, technology, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles.

    Computers are so efficient these days and are used daily in people's lives.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 13, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'computer' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #710

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'computer' in Written Corpus Frequency: #934

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'computer' in Nouns Frequency: #220

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of computer in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of computer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of computer in a Sentence

  1. Catherine Tagliareni:

    It takes so much for her to go somewhere and carry on a conversation, it's much easier for her to go in her room and 'talk to the air,' listen to music or go on the computer and not have to deal with any of those issues.

  2. Norbert Reithofer:

    The typewriter was replaced by the personal computer and many people underestimated that. For me the auto industry is not shielded from new entrants who have know-how in software and networked cars, they can emerge as very serious competitors when I look 10 to 15 years into the future. From BMW's point of view we have to take these competitors very, very seriously.

  3. Shari Cayle:

    The advantage of it is that the person, the patient, doesn't have to worry about hooking it up and doing stuff with the computer, their kids do that.

  4. Joshua James:

    As soon as you double click on it, it starts running in the background of your computer where you can't see... it's also trying to open up your computer -- what we call a back door -- to give access to the infected system by the attacker.

  5. Eric Haas:

    It doesnt matter that 90 percent of the time I may sit in a chair working behind a computer, im going to have to move a person from point A to point B.

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