computer
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English
An electronic computer (circa early 1980s).Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
computer (plural computers)
- (computing) A programmable device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly.
- (dated) A person employed to perform computations.
- 1927, J. B. S. Haldane, Possible Worlds and Other Essays, p. 173
- Only a few years ago Mr. Powers, an American computer, disproved a hypothesis about prime numbers which had held the field for more than 250 years.
- 1927, J. B. S. Haldane, Possible Worlds and Other Essays, p. 173
Synonyms
- (programmable device that performs logical operations): automatic data processing machine, processor, 'puter (informal), machine
Hyponyms
- (programmable device that performs logical operations): desktop, laptop
- See also Wikisaurus:computer
Derived terms
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Pronunciation
Noun
computer m. (plural computers, diminutive computertje, diminutive plural computertjes)
Verb
computer
French
Etymology
From Latin computāre (“to compute, sum up”).
Verb
computer
- (old) to compute
Conjugation
Conjugation of computer (see also Appendix:French verbs)| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | computer | avoir computé | |||||
| gerund | en computant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | computant | ||||||
| past participle | computé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses | present | compute | computes | compute | computons | computez | computent |
| imperfect | computais | computais | computait | computions | computiez | computaient | |
| past historic | computai | computas | computa | computâmes | computâtes | computèrent | |
| future | computerai | computeras | computera | computerons | computerez | computeront | |
| conditional | computerais | computerais | computerait | computerions | computeriez | computeraient | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses | present | compute | computes | compute | computions | computiez | computent |
| imperfect | computasse | computasses | computât | computassions | computassiez | computassent | |
| compound tenses | past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | compute | — | computons | computez | — | ||
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Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
English
Pronunciation
Noun
computer m. inv.
- computer (calculating device)
Latin
Verb
computer
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of computō.
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