computer
noun
com·put·er
kəm-ˈpyü-tər 
often attributive
: one that computes
specifically
: a programmable usually electronic device that can store, retrieve, and process data
using a computer to design 3-D models
Examples of computer in a Sentence
He works all day on a computer.
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But ultimately getting that software onto victims’ computers is the job of someone else.
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Joseph Cox, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
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—John Koetsier, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The mainframe computer, the personal computer, the Internet, data science, machine learning, and large language models have made possible astounding advances in scientific research, communication, education, public health, and a thousand other realms of human endeavor.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Joseph Cox, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
The company says that bot fraud—faking actual human users with bots, or computer code—is on the rise, with 269% more fraud variants in 2023 and a 58% increase in fraud schemes.
—John Koetsier, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The mainframe computer, the personal computer, the Internet, data science, machine learning, and large language models have made possible astounding advances in scientific research, communication, education, public health, and a thousand other realms of human endeavor.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
After the ballots are encrypted and uploaded into the space station’s on-board computer system, they are routed through a tracking and data relay satellite to a ground antenna at the NASA White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Computer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/computer. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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computer
noun
com·put·er
-ˈpyüt-ər
: one that computes
especially
: a programmable usually electronic machine that can store, get back again, and work with data
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