computer

IPA: kʌmpjˈutɝ

(now rare, chiefly historical) A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.
(by restriction, chiefly historical) A male computer, where the female computer is called a computress.
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.

Examples of "computer" in Sentences

Browse for the file on the computer.
The computer frequently misread the binary digits.
The fire melted all the computer equipment in the house.
The outside of the semicircle is a pair of well equipped computer labs.
The next was the Colossus, the world's first electronic digital computer.
Modern digital seismograph records are better adapted to direct computer use.
The mayor furnished the principal with enough money to equip the school with new computers.
Normal computers represent data as ones and zeroes, binary digits known as bits that are expressed by flicking switch like transistors on or off.