computer

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EnglishEdit

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An electronic computer (circa early 1980s).

EtymologyEdit

From compute +‎ -er.

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computer (plural computers)

  1. (now rare, chiefly historical) A person employed to perform computations; one who computes. [from 17th c.]
    • 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.
    • 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, p. 116:
      One Harvard computer, Annie Jump Cannon, used her repetitive acquaintance with the stars to devise a system of stellar classifications so practical that it is still in use today.
  2. A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media. [from 20th c.]

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DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from English.

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NounEdit

computer m (plural computers, diminutive computertje n)

  1. computer

VerbEdit

computer

  1. first-person singular present indicative of computeren
  2. imperative of computeren

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin computāre (“to compute, sum up”). See also compter, and conter.

VerbEdit

computer

  1. (old) to compute

ConjugationEdit

   Conjugation of computer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive computer avoir computé
gerund en computant en ayant computé
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 historic1 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 anterior1 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
imperfect1 computasse computasses computât computassions computassiez computassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect1 Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— compute — computons computez —
1literary tenses

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ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from English.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /komˈpjuter/
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  • Hyphenation: com‧pù‧ter

NounEdit

computer m (invariable)

  1. computer (calculating device)

LatinEdit

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computer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of computō

RomanschEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from English.

NounEdit

computer m (plural computers)

  1. computer

SynonymsEdit

  • calculater
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