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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The company hasn’t made any moves since January 2025, when Musk told investors that the company would have to upgrade the computer for customers who bought the lifetime Full Self-Driving package.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Dozens of computer setups line several rooms inside.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

In this case, the data is first processed by a quantum computer, which identifies key statistical patterns that remain stable over time.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

“If you copy-paste chunks of ChatGPT with minimal edits, then Pangram is fairly accurate,” Tuhin Chakrabarty, an assistant professor of computer science at SUNY, told me.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

I haven’t finished my science homework, so I log in to the library computer, ignoring him.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

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