EGAVE

computer

Academic Word List, sublist 2.

About 72.86 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun 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. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
    I spend around 6 hours a day at the computer.
  2. noun A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.
  3. noun A male computer.
  4. verb To use a computer.
  5. verb To send via computer.
  6. verb To transfer onto a computer; to computerize.

Similar words

calculator electronic computer figurer reckoner estimator data processor information processing system informatics supercomputer mainframe

Often followed by

science and system to program systems is programs software

Word family

computable computation computational computations compute computed computerdom computerdoms computerised computerless

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