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computer

[kuhm-pyoo-ter] / kəmˈpju tər /


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In that footage, shattered glass, empty shelves, cracked computer screens and scattered debris can be seen in the wake of the burglary.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

“My mother and father can’t understand it,” said Mehta, who has a degree in computer applications.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

She has described that experience as important in shaping an interdisciplinary approach that combines basic science, computer science, and medicine.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

But the standard ratio is near enough to its recent high that the computer analysis programs are not grading it as a buy signal.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

She bent over the computer desk and wrote two headings on the top of her paper: What we know and What we think.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

One thing the Federal Reserve could always count on to keep inflation low was falling prices for computers, cellphones and other high-tech stuff — but not anymore.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

These data centers are housed in huge new buildings, stuffed with massive heat-generating computers and cooled by big banks of air conditioning.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Reducing the need for those microwave connections could therefore address two challenges at once: the enormous hardware requirements of large quantum computers and the unwanted noise that cables can introduce into quantum systems.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Quantum computers represent a fundamentally different type of computing that uses the principles of quantum physics to solve problems far beyond the capabilities of today’s best supercomputers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Twenty platforms encircled the room, each with their own set of equipment and computers.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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