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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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Rigetti Computing makes its most powerful quantum computer, Cepheus-1-108Q, generally available to customers.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Knowing that Rocky’s voice would come from Grace’s unsophisticated computer setup, Ortiz gathered inspirations, at times subconsciously, from a variety of robotic sources.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Others believed they would be doing clerical work or computer programming.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

When a quantum computer is used to calculate properties such as the energy or the state of a qubit, the result is largely determined by the final layers.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Today, the data that were drawn onto paper are directly captured by a computer instead.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone