computer

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (archaic, historical) A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.
2. (archaic, historical) A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.
3. 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.

Verb

1. (intransitive, nonstandard, rare) To use a computer.
2. (nonstandard, rare, transitive) To send via computer.
3. (nonstandard, rare, transitive) To transfer onto a computer; to computerize.

Concepts

ordinateur

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calculateur

calculatrice

calculette

estimateur

ordinateur personnel

terminal

micro-ordinateur

d'ordinateur

informatique

interface

Synonymes

calculator

reckoner

data processor

electronic computer

computing machine

computing device

figurer

estimator

information processing system

digital computer

terminal

C

computer-based

electronic brain

tallyman

electronic computation

personal computer: PC

computer technician

electronic computers

arithmetician

computer-like

calculating machine

computers

counter

enumerator

interface

machine

microcomputer

operating time

personal computer

Traductions

Computer

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ordenador

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computer

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Rechner

computadora

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computador

computer

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ordinador

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calcolatore

bilgisayar

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كمبيوتر

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υπολογιστής

elaboratore

computador

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Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kəmˈpjuːtə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From compute + -er.
Doublet of cantore, counter, and kontor. First sense first appears c. 1613 in the works of the poet Richard Brathwait. Second sense first appears c. 1897 in the magazine Engineering.

Phrases

For computer use , the following formulas for the doomsday of a year are convenient .

Pour une utilisation par ordinateur, les formules suivantes pour le Jour du Jour du Jour d'un an sont pratiques.