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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... Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=19567
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[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 magazine and ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_(magazine)
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[Systems] Reporting statistics of link superduckexcursions.com; 1 records. Reports COIBot reported 1 links. ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_(Systems)_engineering
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A computer is a programmable machine designed to 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. An important class of computer operations on some comp... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer
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[astronomer term] The Humvee is a highly durable military vehicle. It has largely supplanted the role formerly served by the Jeep and other light trucks with the United States military. There are at least 17 variants of the HMMWV in service with the United States Armed Forces. Humvees serve ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_(astronomer_term)
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(publication) A journal of the IEEE Computer Society. (1995-03-10) Found op http://foldoc.org/Computer
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(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 ... Found op http://foldoc.org/computer
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[n] - a machine for performing calculations automatically Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=computer
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An electronic device for the storage and processing of information.
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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... Found op http://www.heyrick.co.uk/ricksworld/digibox/glossary.html
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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 pro... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
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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... Found op http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/c/o/computer/source.html
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An electronic device which automatically performs prescribed sequences of operations on digitised data to achieve a desired end result
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A machine that automatically inputs and processes data and outputs the results as instructed by a pre-determined program.
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Com·put'er (-pūt'ẽr) noun One who computes. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/125
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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... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?computer
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computing machine noun a machine for performing calculations automatically Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=computer
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• (n.) One who computes. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/computer/
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device for processing, storing, and displaying information.[136 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/123
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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... Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1803/2
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- a machine for performing calculations automatically
- an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
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A device that processes data according to a set of instructions called a program. Most modern computers are electronic and digital. The machinery of computers, such as the circuitry and wires, is known as hardware; the instructions and data are called software. All general-purpose computers have th.... Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/C/computer.html
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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... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0813125.html
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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. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/GC.HTM
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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 ... Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0005781.html
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