computer
Pronunciation: /kəmˈpjuː.tə/
The English word “computer” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media.
- A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.
- A male computer.
verb
Etymology
From compute + -er. Doublet of cantore, counter, and kontor. The sense referring to people first appears c. 1613 in the works of the poet Richard Brathwait. The sense referring to a machine first appears c. 1897 in the magazine Engineering.
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