Definitions
a machine for performing calculations automatically
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“Meronyms: processor, microprocessor, CPU”
“I spend around 6 hours a day at the computer.”
“As well as saving the photos on my computer, I have them backed up on a USB drive.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Desktop or laptop machine”8 letters
02“Digital machine”8 letters
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