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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Entertainment Weekly, 5 Dec. 2025
Last week, authorities obtained 10 warrants to charge Turner with five counts of possession of child pornography and five counts of using a computer to solicit a minor.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
But before Walshe’s defense team can lay out their case, prosecutors are detailing what searches police found on his computer before and after his wife disappeared.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
At age 19, Dell spent $1,000 on old computer parts to start his company from his University of Texas at Austin dorm room in 1984.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Computer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/computer. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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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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