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computer

[kuhm-pyoo-ter] / kəmˈpju tər /


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But with tech having a growing influence over the curriculum, are apprentices now just learning how to run computer software, at the expense of the actual skills of a specific trade?

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

That team argued that a classical computer could not match the achievement.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

“If I just took apart this trigger and put it on a printer, how is anyone, computer or human, going to tell me how I intend to use it?” he asked.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

IBM’s current predicament is especially galling given it was once at the forefront of AI with Watson, a natural-language computer processing system that won “Jeopardy!”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

I open a translation tool on the computer in front of me.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

The number of announced deals has risen by 12%, with 40% of the deals in computers & electronics and in health care — though activity has been distributed across a range of industries.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 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

The complaints included computers that hang up on agents—and customers—at busy times, outdated software and slow, clunky claims and billing systems.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

These remarkable materials are already used in technologies ranging from quantum computers and medical neuroimaging systems to fusion reactors and maglev trains.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

Mr. Shephard comes over from time to time to read what I have, and when I’m done, I sit at one of the computers to type it up.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist




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