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Computers - 3 dictionary results

com⋅put⋅er

[kuhm-pyoo-ter]
–noun
1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Compare analog computer, digital computer.
2. a person who computes; computist.

Origin:
1640–50; compute + -er 1 ; cf. MF computeur


com⋅put⋅er⋅like, adjective
com·put·er   (kəm-pyōō'tər)   
n.  
  1. A device that computes, especially a programmable electronic machine that performs high-speed mathematical or logical operations or that assembles, stores, correlates, or otherwise processes information.
  2. One who computes.
computer   (kəm-py'tər)  Pronunciation Key 
A programmable machine that performs high-speed processing of numbers, as well as of text, graphics, symbols, and sound. All computers contain a central processing unit that interprets and executes instructions; input devices, such as a keyboard and a mouse, through which data and commands enter the computer; memory that enables the computer to store programs and data; and output devices, such as printers and display screens, that show the results after the computer has processed data.
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