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Noun: computer  kum'pyoo-tu(r)
  1. (computing) an electronic device for processing information and performing calculations; follows a program to perform sequences of mathematical and logical operations
    - computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
     
  2. An expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
    - calculator, reckoner, figurer, estimator

Derived forms: computers

Type of: expert, machine

Part of: platform

Encyclopedia: Computer, 8-Bit Machine

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