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computer

[kuhm-pyoo-ter] / kəmˈpju tər /


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"We borrowed some microphones, Kevin had built a small computer and we recorded the first album like that, basically just hanging out together," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Researchers then created a computer model that estimated each person's age based on those communication patterns.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

Researchers are using extraordinarily detailed computer simulations to reconstruct one of the most transformative periods in cosmic history: the era when the first stars and galaxies began to emerge.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Stephen, who’d just earned his degree in computer science, built a digital inventory tracking system for Mavis shops, run on green-screen computers and floppy disks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

And how, if he—whoever “he” was—could find Jonah’s note and Chip’s computer files, then that person could just as easily tap their phones.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

It was like Christmas every Wednesday afternoon as we shredded packages and stacked CDs, occasional stickers and vinyl, splitting the spoils and loading them into our computers — by hand even!

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

As the physical home for the computing power used by phones, computers and AI, the demand for these centres will grow.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

"I've brought over the man who repairs bicycles in Wolvercote, people who repair sewing, people who do computers, who sharpen knives."

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

So business spending on computers plateaued, except for secondary booms fueled by the internet in the late 1990s and AI now.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

My eyes land on a girl working a couple of computers away from me.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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