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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“There is no question this reinvention of the computer is as big of a deal as the reinvention of the phone into what we now know as the smartphone,” Huang said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Likewise for a stalled computer programmer who becomes a data scientist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Washington has been trying to stop Chinese firms buying the high-end computer chips needed to develop key AI technology.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The new data closely matched predictions from computer models developed more than a decade ago.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

“If you wanted to use the computer, you could have just asked.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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