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computer

[kuhm-pyoo-ter] / kəmˈpju tər /


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Stephen, who’d just earned his degree in computer science, built a digital inventory tracking system for Mavis shops, run on green-screen computers and floppy disks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

After finding a treat for his dog Lala, who occasionally makes an appearance on the Peacock competition series, he sits down in front of his computer and sighs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

“The Proof in the Code” tells the story of Lean, the ITP that finally made proof by computer central to mainstream mathematics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Muse engineers said the bot had exploited a permissions setting on his Mac computer he didn’t realize was applicable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Back at home, I drop the mail on the kitchen table and ask Aunt Melissa for permission to use her computer and printer.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Roughly twice what the nation pays for all forms of energy or all computers and software?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

While most people have likely never heard of an actuator, they’re found across daily life — used in everything from smartphones and computers to refrigerators and cars, to convert power into motion.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Free help with repairing bikes, electrical items, computers and clothes is coming to an Oxford neighbourhood.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

As Kevin Hartnett relates in “The Proof in the Code,” soon after digital computers became available their creators attempted to put Turing’s proposal to the test.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

If my lack of familiarity with computers is strange to him, he doesn’t show it.

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




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