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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Bloomberg earlier reported that Khan was visiting MGM Grand on the Las Vegas strip in September when the company was hit by a cyberattack that temporarily shut down its computer systems.
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Sabrina Willmer, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2024
Instructors sat alone in front of computers in classrooms and offices teaching their courses online, which is where nearly all the students are learning these days.
—Matt Krupnick, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
But middle schoolers can’t access the site from their school computers.
—Tara García Mathewson, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
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A company issues every employee a computer to work from home.
—Colleen Murphy, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
Eventually, investigators conducted a search warrant of Eddy's house and confiscated her computer, phone, and tablet, knives from the kitchen and a car from the residence -- a Toyota Camry.
—Kieran McGirl, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
The national security concerns of the union and politicians opposed to the deal are legitimate, even if steel isn’t thought of as a military asset the way computer chips or other technology might be, according to Gibbs.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
There's enough space for a computer or laptop and even a small house plant.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Tesla employees assigned to Autopilot, Full Self-Driving, or AI inference training computer Dojo work with highly complex camera data capturing objects in a three-dimensional space—as opposed to processing simple text like a GPT-4.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
Sabrina Willmer, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2024
Instructors sat alone in front of computers in classrooms and offices teaching their courses online, which is where nearly all the students are learning these days.
—Matt Krupnick, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
But middle schoolers can’t access the site from their school computers.
—Tara García Mathewson, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Here are some examples of equity vs. equality: Equality
Equity
A company issues every employee a computer to work from home.
—Colleen Murphy, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
Eventually, investigators conducted a search warrant of Eddy's house and confiscated her computer, phone, and tablet, knives from the kitchen and a car from the residence -- a Toyota Camry.
—Kieran McGirl, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
The national security concerns of the union and politicians opposed to the deal are legitimate, even if steel isn’t thought of as a military asset the way computer chips or other technology might be, according to Gibbs.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
There's enough space for a computer or laptop and even a small house plant.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Tesla employees assigned to Autopilot, Full Self-Driving, or AI inference training computer Dojo work with highly complex camera data capturing objects in a three-dimensional space—as opposed to processing simple text like a GPT-4.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Computer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/computer. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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