Meaning of Computers | Babel Free

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1. genitive singular of Computer
2. An electronic device capable of processing information according to a set of instructions stored within the device. See Note at program.
3. an electronic machine capable of storing and processing large amounts of information and of performing calculations. The whole process is done by computer; PC means `personal computer'; a computer game; a computer program. rekenaar, rekenoutomaat, dataverwerker حاسوب، عقل الكتروني( كومبيوتر) компютър computador počítač der Computer computer ηλεκτρονικός υπολογιστήςordenador arvuti کامپیوتر؛ رایانه tietokone ordinateurמחשב कम्प्यूटर računalo számítógép komputer tölva computer コンピューター 컴퓨터 kompi...
4. to put (information etc) into a form suitable for use by a computer. Are you intending to computerize your book-ordering system? rekenariseer يُحَوْسِب компютъризирам computadorizar zpracovávat na počítači auf Computer umstellen lægge ind på computer μηχανογραφώ computarizar, computerizar, informatizar arvutisse sisestama, arvutiga töötlema کامپیوتری کردن siirtää tietokoneelle informatiser לְמַחשֵב कम्प्यूटर के उपयोग के अनुरूप बनाना kompjuterski izračunati, uvesti kompjutersku obradu komputer...
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5. 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.
6. One who computes.
7. (Computer Science) a. a device, usually electronic, that processes data according to a set of instructions. The digital computer stores data in discrete units and performs arithmetical and logical operations at very high speed. The analog computer has no memory and is slower than the digital computer but has a continuous rather than a discrete input. The hybrid computer combines some of the advantages of digital and analog computers. See also digital computer, analog computer, hybrid computer
8. a person who computes or calculates
9. a programmable electronic device designed for performing prescribed operations on data at high speed, esp. one housed with or linked to other devices for inputting, storing, retrieving, and displaying the data.
10. one that computes.
11. A device for processing information at high speeds by electronic methods.

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