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computer

[kuhm-pyoo-ter] / kəmˈpju tər /


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Defenders of signature matching say that computer analysis has become increasingly accurate and provides a practical and necessary check against fraud.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

Yet already computer science enrollment has begun to slide -- dropping six percent across the University of California system and falling at two-thirds of computing programs nationwide, according to the Computing Research Association.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

"Our co-author, Christian Bjerrum, studied the connection among sea level, ocean oxygen and phosphate with a computer model two decades ago," Lu says.

From Science Daily Jul. 16, 2026

It is controlled by a small remote, that looks like a computer mouse, which the patient turns on each night when they go to bed.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

She needed a break from staring at the computer screen longing for a lost Post-it.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Unlike a bank, it isn't run by one single authority - it's decentralised, existing across many computers all around the world, making it harder to tax and regulate.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

"Open-source" or "open-weight" models work differently: the developers release the model's core files for anyone to download, modify and run on their own computers.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Every payment and stock trade assumes computers scattered across the world share the same clock.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

Sudden technological advancements, like personal computers or the iPhone, would spark fresh demand for memory chips — but within two or three years, new plants would build up supply and cause memory prices to sink.

From MarketWatch Jul. 3, 2026

No robots or humans were in there, only desks and computers.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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