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Meaning in simple English
US /kəmˈpjuːtɚ/ · UK /kəmˈpjuːtə/
computer means: An electronic machine used to store information, do calculations, and run programs.
noun
ELECTRONIC MACHINEA1
An electronic machine used to store information, do calculations, and run programs.
- I use a computer at work.
- Her computer stopped working yesterday.
- How many computers does the school have?
PERSON DOING CALCULATIONSC2
A person whose job is to work out numbers and calculations.
- She worked as a computer at the observatory.
- The computers checked the figures by hand.
- Before electronic machines, human computers calculated these tables.
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