ordinateur
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin ōrdinātor (“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]
Noun[edit]
ordinateur m (plural ordinateurs)
- A computer, a computing device. [from 1955]
- Synonyms: calculateur, micro, micro-ordinateur, mini-ordinateur, ordi, PC
- 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.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “ordinateur” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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