Definition of computor
1. computer [ n ] a machine for performing calculations automatically
Used in print:(John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)
Computers are being used to keep branch inventories at more workable levels .
(1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)
New computer and automation techniques were applied to these spectra with considerable success .
(Hugh Kelly and Ted Ziehe, "Glossary Lookup Made Easy"...)
We accomplish this by compiling a list of text forms as text is read by the computer .
A location in the computer store is also named for each marked form ; dictionary information about the form stored at this location can be retrieved directly by occurrences of the form in text .
For this step the computer memory is separated into three regions : cells in the W_region are used for storage of the forms in the text form list ; cells in the X-region and Y_region are reserved as information cells for text forms .
Synonyms computer information_processing_system electronic_computer computing_device computing_machine data_processor Related Terms machine analog_computer digital_computer predictor internet_site home_computer server number_cruncher turing_machine pari-mutuel_machine node platform memory keyboard cathode-ray_tube diskette disk_cache central_processing_unit chip hardware peripheral computer_accessory computer_circuit data_converter busbar monitor plotter throughput vdu faceplate up beta_test computer_science alpha_test format pass module data_structure back_up compatible console digital_communication incompatible interconnection slot outage scratchpad computerize computerize computerize2. computer [ n ] an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
Synonyms reckoner figurer estimator computer calculator Related Terms expert adder subtracter statistician adder subtracter number_cruncher calculateSimilar Spelling
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