Definitions

computer

[kuhm-pyoo-ter] / kəmˈpyu tər /

NOUN

data processing machine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

PC data processor desktop computer personal computer

STRONG

CPU central processing unit device handheld computer laptop machine mainframe micro microcomputer mini minicomputer notebook notebook computer processor tablet

WEAK

abacus artificial intelligence brain electronic brain number cruncher thinking machine

Example Sentences

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Representing the UK, the fantastically monikered Look Mum No Computer has similar complaints.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Shares of its peer Super Micro Computer Inc. also jumped premarket.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Computer simulations helped the researchers understand what drives this behavior.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

Computer labs were eliminated years ago for being out of date and educationally inadequate for a student’s daily and even hourly academic needs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Computer gaming and television watching is curtailed by these parents to one hour per day in exchange for study time.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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Units 2–3

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