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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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But tech analyst Paolo Pescatore said the computer, targeted at business users, was "far too costly", unable to succeed commercially.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Castellano and his co-founder, Nebiyu Demie, who met working campus jobs as freshman computer science students, moved out of the dorms and straight into an apartment complex owned by their investors, Cambridge-based Link Ventures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

They relied on a computer algorithm to detect tiny, repeated dips in starlight that occur when a planet passes in front of its star.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

At Palantir, a top computer science graduate could be working side by side with an English major.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Lily gets bored and starts jumping on Aunt Melissa’s bed, so I scoot my chair closer to the computer.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.