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
Executives showed off a smarter version of Alexa that’s been given an AI boost, as well as new smart home products that harness Amazon’s computer vision, machine intelligence, and face recognition technologies.
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WIRED, 20 Sep. 2023
Next the team set an ambitious new goal: listen to large swathes of the ocean in the hopes of training a computer to learn to speak whale.
—Lois Parshley, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
Other interesting stuff Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jennifer Egan chronicles the lives of chronically unhoused New Yorkers getting a new lease on life at a supportive-housing facility that comes with a gym, a computer room, and on-site mental health and medical services.
—Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
Trailing badly in the race to enable the most advanced artificial intelligence computers, Intel wants to stake out the middle of the AI market instead.
—Mike Rogoway | Mrogoway@oregonian.com, oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2023
Cyberattack compromises computer systems at MGM casinos, resorts 02:17
Hackers target major companies
Clorox isn't the only company to fall victim to a cyberattack recently.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2023
The Ryanair employee also reportedly said the reason the additional fee was reflected was a computer glitch, which the airline later denied.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2023
Investigators with Chicago’s inspector general seized computers from the treasurer’s City Hall offices last week as part of an investigation into allegations of misconduct against Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin, the Tribune has learned.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
Surplus computers used by the sheriff’s department contained criminal justice information from a database used by prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges.
—Josephine Peterson, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
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WIRED, 20 Sep. 2023
Next the team set an ambitious new goal: listen to large swathes of the ocean in the hopes of training a computer to learn to speak whale.
—Lois Parshley, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
Other interesting stuff Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jennifer Egan chronicles the lives of chronically unhoused New Yorkers getting a new lease on life at a supportive-housing facility that comes with a gym, a computer room, and on-site mental health and medical services.
—Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
Trailing badly in the race to enable the most advanced artificial intelligence computers, Intel wants to stake out the middle of the AI market instead.
—Mike Rogoway | Mrogoway@oregonian.com, oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2023
Cyberattack compromises computer systems at MGM casinos, resorts 02:17
Hackers target major companies
Clorox isn't the only company to fall victim to a cyberattack recently.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2023
The Ryanair employee also reportedly said the reason the additional fee was reflected was a computer glitch, which the airline later denied.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2023
Investigators with Chicago’s inspector general seized computers from the treasurer’s City Hall offices last week as part of an investigation into allegations of misconduct against Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin, the Tribune has learned.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
Surplus computers used by the sheriff’s department contained criminal justice information from a database used by prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges.
—Josephine Peterson, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
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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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