ordinateur
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Etymology[edit]
From Latin ordinator (“one who orders”), from ōrdinō (“to order, to organize”)
In its application to computing, it was coined by the professor of philology Jacques Perret in a letter dated 16 April 1955, in response to a request from IBM France, who believed the word calculateur was too restrictive in light of the possibilities of these machines (this is a very rare example of the creation of a neologism authenticated by dated letter.)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ɔʁ.di.na.tœʁ/
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Audio (France, Paris) (file) -
Audio (Paris) (file) - Homophone: ordinateurs
Noun[edit]
ordinateur m (plural ordinateurs)
- A computer, a computing device.
- Il a un ordinateur. — He has a computer.
- Elle est à l’ordinateur. — She is at the computer.
- (archaic, Christianity) One who performs an ordination ceremony.
Synonyms[edit]
- (computer): calculateur, micro, micro-ordinateur, mini-ordinateur, ordi, PC
Derived terms[edit]
External links[edit]
- “ordinateur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
