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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

computer

/kəmˈpjʉː.tə/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.97 in modern English

Syllables
com-put-er
IPA
/kəmˈpjʉː.tə/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.

noun

A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.

verb

To use a computer.

Intransitive verb

verb

To send via computer.

Transitive verb

verb

To transfer onto a computer; to computerize.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From compute + -er. Doublet of cantore, counter, and kontor. The sense referring to people first appears c. 1613 in the works of the poet Richard Brathwait. The sense referring to a machine first appears c. 1897 in the magazine Engineering.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kəmˈpjʉː.tə/
  • British English: /kəmˈpjuː.tə/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Computing.

Inflected Forms

computers (plural) computor (alternative, obsolete) computers (present, singular) computering (participle, present) computered (participle, past) computered (past)

Derived Forms

anticomputer compucondria compunications compusex computeracy computerate computerbased computercide computerdom computerese computeresque computerette

Phrases

computer-aided design computer-aided translation computer architecture computer-based computer-based teaching computer chess computer chip computer code

Frequently Paired Words

computation compute computing computus software calculator chip data processing

Synonyms

'puter box computator mental calculator human calculator calculator computer data processing machine electronic brain electronic computer machine number cruncher

Rhymes With

shooter tutor scooter router commuter recruiter suitor cuter neuter pewter supercomputer suter

Questions

How do you pronounce computer?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəmˈpjʉː.tə/.
What does computer mean?
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.
Where does computer come from?
From compute + -er. Doublet of cantore, counter, and kontor. The sense referring to people first appears c. 1613 in the works of the poet Richard Brathwait. The sense referring to a machine first appears c. 1897 in the magazine Engineering.

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