computer

[kuhm-pyoo-ter] / kəmˈpyu tər /

NOUN

data processing machine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

PC data processor desktop computer personal computer

STRONG

CPU central processing unit device handheld computer laptop machine mainframe micro microcomputer mini minicomputer notebook notebook computer processor tablet

WEAK

abacus artificial intelligence brain electronic brain number cruncher thinking machine

Example Sentences

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A chocolate brown Great Dane puppy with blue eyes and a teal collar sitting on a tile floor gazed at me from my computer screen — I squealed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Resetting the heart "is like switching a computer off and on again", he explains, adding that ICDs are "highly effective devices".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Researchers led by the University of Exeter, working with partners in Colombia and the United States, created a new computer model to examine how sea-level rise could affect carbon storage across entire mangrove forests.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

The broadest category of high-tech employment, including software development and computer design, totaled 2.37 million jobs in May.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

She’s already claimed a computer and her plaid backpack is draped across a second chair, reserving the seat for me.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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