Complete Definition of "computer"

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English
Image:Science museum 025 adjusted.jpg|thumb|An electronic computer

Etymology
-er|compute

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/k�m�pju�t�/
a|US IPA|/k�m�pju�t�/
audio|en-us-computer.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|u�t�(r)

Noun
en-noun

  1. A programmable device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly.
  2. A person employed to perform computations.

Derived terms
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computer-aided design
computer-based teaching
computer game
computer graphics
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computer language
computer programming
computer science
computerism
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personal computer
supercomputer
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Related terms
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compute
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computation
rel-mid3
computing
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Translations
rfv|Mongolian doesn�t have gender � is this translation right or just a cut-and-paste from Russian?
trans-top|A programmable device
Afrikaans: rekenaar
Amharic: ������
Arabic: t+|ar|حاس�ب|m|trħasūb|scARchar, t-|ar|��ب��تر|m|trkambyutr|scARchar
Belarusian: камп��а�
Breton: urzhiataer m, urzhiataerioù p
Bulgarian: t+|bg|комп����|m|trkompjut�r|scCyrl
Catalan: ordinador m
Chinese: ��, �� (diànn�o); 计�� (jìsuànjī)
Croatian: t+|hr|ra�unalo|n, t-|hr|kompjutor|m
Czech: t+|cs|po�íta�|m
Danish: regnemaskine c; computer, datamat c
Dutch: t+|nl|computer|m
Dzongkha: ('logrig'we)
Esperanto: t-|eo|komputilo|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t+|et|arvuti, t-|et|kompuuter, t+|et|raal
Finnish: t+|fi|tietokone
French: t+|fr|ordinateur|m
Frisian: kompjûter m
German: t+|de|Computer|m, t+|de|Rechner|m
Greek: ��ολογι��ή� (ipoloyistís) m; ηλεκ��ονικ�� ��ολογι��ή� (ilektronikós ipoloyistís) m, �/Υ (abbreviation)
Hebrew: ��ש�|�ַ�ְשֵ� (makhshev) m
Hindi: स��ण� (sanganak) g|Hindi
Hungarian: t-|hu|számítógép
Icelandic: tölva f, rafheili m italbrac|obsolete, rafreiknir m italbrac|obsolete, rafeindareiknir m italbrac|obsolete, #Icelandic|computer f italbrac|obsolete
Ido: komputilo
Irish: t+|ga|ríomhaire|m|xs=Irish
Indonesian: t-|id|komputer|xs=Indonesian
Interlingua: computator
Italian: t+|it|computer|m, t+|it|elaboratore|m
Japanese: ������ (kompyūta), ����� (denshi-keisanki)
Kinyarwanda: mudasobwa
Korean: 컴�� (keompyuteo), ����기 (�����, jeonjagyesangi)
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Latvian: dators m, kompjūters m
Lithuanian: t+|lt|kompiuteris|m|xs=Lithuanian
Lojban: skami
Malay: t-|ms|komputer|xs=Malay
Maori: rorohiko
Maltese: t-|mt|kompjuter|m|xs=Maltese
Marathi: स��ण� (sanganak)
Mongolian: t-|mn|комп���е�|m|trkompyuter|scCyrl|xs=Mongolian
Norfuk: kohmpyuuta
Norwegian: t-|no|datamaskin|m
Novial: komputere
Persian: t+|fa|را�ا��|altرا�ا���|trr�y�ne|scFAchar|xsPersian
Polish: t+|pl|komputer|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|computador|m
Romanian: t-|ro|computer|n, t-|ro|calculator|n
Russian: комп���е� (komp�júter) m
Sanskrit: स��ण� (sanganak)
Scottish Gaelic: coimpiutar m, bocsa-sgrìobhaidh m, ainealar m
Serbian: �а��на� m ra�unar m
Sindhi: SDchar|ڳڻپ��ڪر
Slovak: t+|sk|po�íta�|m
Slovene: t+|sl|ra�unalnik|m
Spanish: qualifier|Chile|Colombia t+|es|computador|m, qualifier|Latin America t+|es|computadora|f, italbrac|Spain t+|es|ordenador|m
Swahili: kompyuta italbrac|noun 9/10
Swedish: t+|sv|dator|c
Thai: THchar|�อม�ิว��อร� (kompiwdter)
Turkish: t+|tr|bilgisayar
Ukrainian: комп'��е� (kompjuter) m
Vietnamese: máy vi tính; máy �i�n toán
Volapük: kompütöm
Võro: puutri
Welsh: cyfrifiadur m
Yiddish: ק�ָ�פּ���ער (kompyuter) m
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trans-top|A person employed to perform computations
Greek: λογι��ή� italbrac|logistis m, λογί���ια italbrac|logistria f
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Adjective
rfv|Is this a true adjective or merely yet another noun used attributively

  1. of or relating to computer

:* Computer interface

  1. based on computer

:* A computer game

See also
rel-top3|See also
chip
data processing
desktop
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hardware
laptop
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mainframe
microprocessor
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Category:Articles which need Tibetan script
Category:Computing


French

Etymology
From L. term|computo|comput�re|to compute, sum up.

Verb
computer

  1. italbrac|old to compute

See also
supputer

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