computer
noun
com·put·er
kəm-ˈpyü-tər 
often attributive
: one that computes
specifically
: a programmable usually electronic device that can store, retrieve, and process data
using a computer to design 3-D models
Examples of computer in a Sentence
He works all day on a computer.
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Hurricane forecasters these days have an array of high-tech tools to determine where storms are bound, everything from satellites and drones to computer models that crunch constantly changing atmospheric data into predictive algorithms.
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Claire Grunewald, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
The problem was traced to a faulty computer power supply unit that was replaced.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Infamous laptop introduced into evidence Prosecutors introduced into evidence the infamous laptop that emerged in the news ahead of the 2020 presidential election, after Hunter Biden allegedly left it with a Wilmington, Delaware, computer repairman.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 4 June 2024
In May, Kansas City’s website went offline because of what the city called a computer outage, causing the municipal court to close for three days and KC Water’s online billing to shut down for more than a week.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2024
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Claire Grunewald, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
The problem was traced to a faulty computer power supply unit that was replaced.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Infamous laptop introduced into evidence Prosecutors introduced into evidence the infamous laptop that emerged in the news ahead of the 2020 presidential election, after Hunter Biden allegedly left it with a Wilmington, Delaware, computer repairman.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 4 June 2024
In May, Kansas City’s website went offline because of what the city called a computer outage, causing the municipal court to close for three days and KC Water’s online billing to shut down for more than a week.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2024
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“Computer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/computer. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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computer
noun
com·put·er
-ˈpyüt-ər
: one that computes
especially
: a programmable usually electronic machine that can store, get back again, and work with data
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