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An electronic computer (circa early 1980s).

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From compute +‎ -er.

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computer (plural computers)

  1. (now rare, chiefly historical) A person employed to perform computations. [from 17th c.]
    • 1927, J. B. S. Haldane, Possible Worlds and Other Essays, p. 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, p. 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.
  2. 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.]

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  • IPA: /kɔmˈpjutər/
  • (file)

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computer m. (plural computers, diminutive computertje)

  1. computer

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computer

  1. first-person singular present indicative of computeren.
  2. imperative of computeren.

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From Latin computāre (to compute, sum up).

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computer

  1. (old) to compute

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  • IPA: /komˈpjuter/, SAMPA: /kom"pjuter/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: com‧pù‧ter

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computer m. inv.

  1. computer (calculating device)

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computer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of computō

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From English.

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computer m. (plural computers)

  1. computer

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