Look up: Computer

1. computer
   Type: Term Pronunciation: kom-pyū′tĕr Definitions: 1. A programmable electronic device that can be used to store and manipulate data to carry out designated functions; the two fundamental components are hardware, the actual electronic device, and software, the instructions or program used to carry out the function. &nb...
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2. Computer
   (publication) A journal of the IEEE Computer Society. (1995-03-10)
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3. computer
   (computer) A machine that can be programmed to manipulate symbols. Computers can perform complex and repetitive procedures quickly, precisely and reliably and can quickly store and retrieve large amounts of data. The physical components from which a computer is constructed (electronic circuits and ...
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4. computer
   [n] - a machine for performing calculations automatically
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5. computer
   An electronic device for the storage and processing of information.
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6. computer
   You are using a computer to read this. In some cases, you'll be using Internet Explorer on a Windows PC, and you'll know (with varying degrees of complexity) what a computer is capable of. Or... you might be viewing this on some sort of dedicated 'box' (an STB) which provides you with the internet o...
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7. computer
   1. a device capable of solving problems by accepting data, performing prescribed operations on the data, and supplying the results of these operations. Various types of computers are calculators, digital computers, and analog computers. 2. in information processing, usually an automatic stored program computer.
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8. Computer
   Charles Babbage began construction of the first mechanical computer for calculating logarithms and trigonometric functions in 1822.Central Processing UnitThe computer chip primarily responsible for executing instructions. Normally abbreviated as CPU.InterfaceA boundary across which two systems commu...
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9. Computer
   An electronic device which automatically performs prescribed sequences of operations on digitised data to achieve a desired end result
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10. computer
    system which automatically controls the flight of an aircraft by means of the altitude and control servomechanisms Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • a computer controlled by internally stored instructions,that can synthesize and store instructions,and sub...
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11. computer
    A machine that automatically inputs and processes data and outputs the results as instructed by a pre-determined program.
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12. Computer
    Com·put'er (-pūt'ẽr) noun One who computes.
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13. computer
    A programmable electronic device that can be used to store and manipulate data in order to carry out designated functions; the two fundamental components are hardware, i.e., the actual electronic device, and software, i.e., the instructions or program used to carry out the function. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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14. computer
    computing machine noun a machine for performing calculations automatically
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15. Computer
    • (n.) One who computes.
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16. computer
    device for processing, storing, and displaying information.[136 related articles]
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17. computer
    computer 1. A machine that can be programmed to manipulate symbols. 2. A device that computes, especially a programmable electronic machine that performs high-speed mathematical or logical operations or that assembles, stores, correlates, or otherwise processes information. 3. Someone who computes...
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18. computer
    
    • a machine for performing calculations automatically
    • an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
    
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19. computer
    computer, device capable of performing a series of arithmetic or logical operations. A computer is distinguished from a calculating machine, such as an electronic calculator, by being able to store a computer program (so that it can repeat its operations and make logical decisions), by the number an...
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20. Computer
    A computer is a programmable, usually electronic, device. The modern computer is generally accepted to have been invented during the 19th century by the mathematician Charles Babbage.
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21. computer
    Click images to enlargeProgrammable electronic device that processes data and performs calculations and other symbol-manipulation tasks. There are three types: the digital computer, which manipulates information coded as binary numbers (see binary number system); the analogue computer, which works with continu...
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22. Computer
    A `computer` is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem. Conventionally a computer consists o...
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23. Computer
    (magazine) `Computer` is an IEEE Computer Society practitioner-oriented magazine issued to all members of the society. It contains peer-reviewed articles, regular columns and interviews on current computing-related issues. The magazine can be categorized somewhere between a trade magaz...
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