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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary com·put·er USAGE often attributive DATE 1646 : one that computes; specifically : a programmable usually electronic device that can store, retrieve, and process data English Etymology computer 1640s, "one who calculates," from compute. Meaning "calculating machine" (of any type) is from 1897; in modern use, "programmable digital electronic computer" (1945; theoretical from 1937, as Turing machine). ENIAC (1946) usually is considered the first. Computer literacy is recorded from 1970; an attempt to establish computerate (adj., on model of literate) in this sense in the early 1980s didn't catch on. Computerese "the jargon of programmers" is from 1960, as are computerize and computerization. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ computer com·puter / kEm5pju:tE(r) / noun an electronic machine that can store, organize and find information, do calculations and control other machines 计算机；电脑: a personal computer 个人电脑 Our sales information is processed by computer. 我们的销售信息是用计算机处理的。 a computer program 计算机程序 computer software / hardware / graphics 计算机软件/硬件/制图 a computer error 计算机错误 computer-aided design 计算机辅助设计 ⇨ see also desktop computer , microcomputer , personal computer , supercomputer Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English computer noun ADJ. powerful | desktop, home, laptop, mainframe, notebook, personal, portable the market for home computers | analogue, digital, parallel VERB + COMPUTER run, use | switch on | switch off | log onto | log off | boot up, start up | shut down | reboot, restart | program | link, network Computers can be networked using modems and telephone lines. | interface The software allows you to interface your computer and an OCR reader. | hold sth on, store sth on The data is all held on computer. COMPUTER + VERB run | hold sth, store sth The computer stores data in a buffer until the printer can accept it. | crash | be down/up The computers are all down (= not functioning) at the moment. COMPUTER + NOUN network, program, system | equipment, hardware, software | language | science, technology | keyboard, screen, terminal, etc. | game, graphics, model A computer model is used to predict forces affecting the aircraft in flight. | expert, hacker, programmer, user | company, industry, manufacturer | time Such a large sorting operation can take up a lot of computer time. PREP. on (a/the) ~ It's all stored on the computer. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged com·put·er noun also com·pu·tor \-üd.ə(r), -ütə-\ (-s) : one that computes: as a. : a calculator especially designed for the solution of complex mathematical problems; specifically : a programmable electronic device that can store, retrieve, and process data b. : any of several devices for making rapid calculations in navigation or gunnery (as the computing of an air position or the range of fire of a gun) c. : a person who calculates (as latitudes, longitudes, and areas) for map making from notes made by engineering survey parties |
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