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Meaning of computer in English


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computer
noun [ C or U ]

UK  /kəmˈpjuː.tər / US  /kəmˈpjuː.t̬ ɚ /

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an electronic machine that is used for


storing, organizing, and finding words,
numbers, and pictures, for doing
calculations, and for controlling other
machines:

• a personal/home computer
• All our customer orders are handled by
computer.
• We've put all our records on computer.
• computer software/hardware
• computer graphics
• a computer program

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• I need some advice on which


computer to buy.
• When you buy a new computer, you
usually get software included at no
extra cost .
• Modern computers can hold huge
amounts of information.
• They've just launched a new
generation of computers that are
much more powerful than earlier
models.
• The keyboard plugs in at the back of
the computer.

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(Definition of computer from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's


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computer | AMERICAN DICTIONARY

computer
noun [ C ]

US  /kəmˈpju·t̬ ər /

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an electronic device that can store large


amounts of information and be given
sets of instructions to organize and
change it very quickly:

• a desktop/personal computer
• a computer program
• computer hardware/software

(Definition of computer from the Cambridge Academic Content


Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

computer | BUSINESS ENGLISH

computer
noun [ C or U ] • IT

UK  /kəmˈpjuːtər / US 
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an electronic machine that calculates


data very quickly, used for storing,
writing, organizing, and sharing
information electronically or for
controlling other machines:

• log onto/start/boot up a computer You


will need a user name and password in
order to log onto the computer.
• reboot/restart a computer You may
need to restart your computer after
installing the update.
• log off/shut down a computer Please
log off the network and shut down your
computer before you leave the office.
• a computer crashes If the computer
keeps crashing unexpectedly, check to
make sure you don't have a virus.
• a computer is down/up All our
computers are down right now. Can I call
you back?
• All our records are held on computer.
• I've been sitting at the computer all day.
• Right click to download the file onto your
computer.
• computer hardware/software
• a computer network/system
• a personal/desktop/home computer

See also
desktop computer
handheld
host computer
laptop
mainframe
notebook
PC
personal computer
supercomputer

(Definition of computer from the Cambridge Business English


Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

EXAMPLES of computer

computer
This device permitted for presentation of stimuli
to all students, with possibilities of
computer-controlled presentation time of the
stimuli.
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To make the full and best use of all the features


that a computer offers, pupils need to learn to
touch-type at an early age.
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Over the past decade or so, there has been


active development of alternative time-frequency
representation schemes, independent of
computer music research and largely theoretical.
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And we can consider possible roles for


computers in helping students acquire these
necessary skills.
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The students were told that upper-case target


words would be presented brie-y on a computer
screen between two rows of hash-signs
(########).
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The computer recorded the time that participants


took to respond in milliseconds.
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In many applications, including image processing


and computer vision, we need to track quantities
that are defined on the surfaces.
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Institutional funds may need expensive computer


systems for administration, accounting, and
reporting requirements.
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The range of applications spans from numerical


programming, symbolic computing, computer
vision, to telephony and data mining.
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In law, in computer science, in mathematics, in


economics, in politics, there are many things that
have nothing to do with game theory.
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This was a straightforward procedure as the


correlator was wired on-line to a computer.
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This paper addresses the overwhelming


importance which computer music composers
usually place on the structural elements of their
music.
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As such, the approach provides tools to help


come to terms with the dynamic structural
experience of computer music, in contrast to
conventional scoring methods.
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At the end of each chapter there are guided


suggestions for further reading and a set of
numerical/algebraic and computer-based
problems.
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These relations are thus indicated twice: once for


the human and once for the computer.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.
Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the
Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or
its licensors.

What is the pronunciation of computer? 

Translations of computer

in Chinese (Traditional)

電腦…
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in Chinese (Simplified)

计算机，电脑…
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in Spanish

ordenador, computadora, computador…


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in Portuguese

computador, computador [masculine]…


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