Noun: computer kum'pyoo-tu(r)
- An electronic device for processing information and performing calculations; follows a program to perform sequences of mathematical and logical operations
"The first electronic computer, ENIAC, filled an entire room";
- computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
- An expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
"The company hired a computer to manage their complex financial projections";
- calculator, reckoner, figurer, estimator
Derived forms: computers
Part of: platform
Encyclopedia: Computer, IEEE