computer > noun 1, artifactMeaning | A machine for performing calculations automatically. |
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Synonyms | computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system |
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Category of | compatible; incompatible; up; interconnection; console; faceplate; module; plotter; scratchpad; slot, expansion slot; throughput; visual display unit, VDU; data structure; alpha test; beta test; computer science, computing; digital communication, data communication; format, formatting, data format, data formatting; pass; outage; back up |
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Category | computer science, computing |
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Part of | platform |
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Parts | busbar, bus; cathode-ray tube, CRT; central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor, mainframe; chip, microchip, micro chip, silicon chip; computer accessory; computer circuit; data converter; disk cache; diskette, floppy, floppy disk; hardware, computer hardware; keyboard; memory, computer memory, storage, computer storage, store, memory board; monitor, monitoring device; peripheral, computer peripheral, peripheral device |
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Narrower | analog computer, analogue computer; digital computer; home computer; node, client, guest; number cruncher; pari-mutuel machine, totalizer, totaliser, totalizator, totalisator; predictor; server, host; Turing machine; web site, internet site, site |
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Broader | machine |
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Adjectives | computational |
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Verbs | computerize, computerise; compute; computerize, computerise; computerize, computerise |
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