computer

A1 Topic:Technology & Computing

US /kəmˈpjutɚ/ UK /kəmˈpjuːtə/ See IPA manual

Freq #1087

Meanings

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noun
an electronic machine that stores and processes information and runs programs

I use my computer to write emails and play games.

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1 noun · an electronic machine that... computing devicecomputing machinedata processor

More box calculator machine

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Forms computers

Derived forms anticomputercompucondriacompunicationscompusexcomputer-basedcomputer-literatecomputeracycomputeratecomputerbasedcomputercidecomputerdomcomputered

Related forms chip computation compute computingcomputusdesktop hardware laptopmainframemicroprocessorsoftware

Etymology

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.

*pewH- Proto-Indo-European

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# computer

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kəmˈpjutɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /kəmˈpjuːtə/
**Frequency rank:** 1087

## Meanings
1. an electronic machine that stores and processes information and runs programs

## Examples
- I use my computer to write emails and play games.

## Synonyms
- box
- calculator
- machine

## Derived Forms
- anticomputer
- compucondria
- compunications
- compusex
- computer-based
- computer-literate
- computeracy
- computerate
- computerbased
- computercide
- computerdom
- computered

## Related Forms
- chip
- computation
- compute
- computing
- computus
- desktop
- hardware
- laptop
- mainframe
- microprocessor
- software

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *pewH-

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
computer is a noun and verb. It is 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. Historical forms in the chain include *pewH- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include an electronic machine that stores and processes information and runs programs. Derived forms include anticomputer, compucondria, compunications, compusex, and computer-based. Related words include chip, computation, compute, and computing.

## Topics
- Technology & Computing

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