Definitions

computer

[kuhm-pyoo-ter] / kəmˈpju 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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When researchers attempted to recreate the atmosphere using computer models, they encountered a problem.

From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026

Overcoming the aerodynamic drag inherent with a trad-core design was a degree-of-difficulty multiplier for Rivian’s team, requiring lots of computer simulation and iterative, millimeter-scale noodling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

They use some of the same raw ingredients needed to make our smaller consumer devices, such as computer chips.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

By some estimates, the biggest developers are on track to invest $1 trillion or more in 2026 on computer chips, memory storage and other assets used to improve AI models and build data centers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 27, 2026

Her time had switched to island time; she slept when it was night there and got up in the dark to turn on her computer at the island’s dawn.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

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