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

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These are AI systems that can work autonomously on computers to write software, analyze data and carry out other tasks.

From Barron's

Just about every smartphone, tablet and even Mac computers run on top of Arm designs.

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Bior studied computer science at the North Carolina campus during his freshman year and was a winger on an intramural soccer team.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Epic has been slow to optimize the computer game for mobile play.

From Los Angeles Times

Agents are already being used widely in software development, and this year we are seeing the rise of desktop agents that can control data, apps, and communications on a computer.

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