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How to pronounce computer
Say it like this: /kəmˈpjʉː.tə/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does computer mean?
nounA 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,
“David is a computer expert.”
A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.
A male computer.
“Coordinate term: (female) computress”
verbTo use a computer.
“I'm constantly computering, schlepping, stressing, and hauling ass like the rest of us. We are New Yorkers.”
To send via computer.
“They had immediately computered the description out to the scores of law enforcement agencies in Southern California.”
To transfer onto a computer; to computerize.
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