computer
Plural: computers
Noun
- An electronic device for storing and processing data.
- a machine for performing calculations automatically
- an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
- A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.
- A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.
- A male computer.
- 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.
Verb
- To use a computer.
- To send via computer.
- To transfer onto a computer; to computerize.
Examples
- As well as saving the photos on my computer, I have them backed up on a USB drive.
- David is a computer expert.
- I spend around 6 hours a day at the computer.
- Janet works at the computer store.
- Playing against a computer in Words With Friends can be a tough challenge.
Origin / Etymology
From compute + -er. Doublet of cantore, counter, and kontor. First sense first appears c. 1613 in the works of the poet Richard Brathwait. Second sense first appears c. 1897 in the magazine Engineering.
Synonyms
calculator, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, estimator, figurer, information processing system, reckoner, 'puter, box, computator, computer, electronic brain, human calculator, machine, mental calculator, number cruncher, processor, thinking machine
Scrabble Score: 14
computer: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcomputer: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
computer: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary