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  • 21computer — n. 1) to operate, use a computer; to turn on; turn off a computer 2) to program a computer 3) an analog; digital; electronic; general purpose; home; mainframe computer; microcomputer; minicomputer; parallel; personal; serial computer 4) the… …

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  • 22computer — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. personal computer, PC, microcomputer, minicomputer, mainframe, laptop computer, home computer, workstation, supercomputer, electronic brain, thinking machine, data processor, word processor, calculator, processor, supermini …

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  • 23computer — com|put|er W1S1 [kəmˈpju:tə US ər] n ↑keyboard, ↑monitor, ↑speaker an electronic machine that stores information and uses programs to help you find, organize, or change the information ▪ A message flashed up on my computer screen . ▪ recent… …

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  • 24computer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fast, high speed, powerful ▪ sophisticated, state of the art ▪ desktop, hand held, laptop, mobile …

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  • 25Computer DJ — A Computer DJ is defined as a DJ who uses a computer or laptop to play digital music encoded audio files, to a public crowd. Originally due to file size storage issues this was usually using lossy codec files (eg. .mp3/.aac), however as drive… …

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  • 26computer — noun (C) an electronic machine that can store information and do things with it according to a set of instructions called a program: the latest computer software | a new computer controlled heating system | The doctor has all the patient s… …

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  • 27computer — An electronic tool that manipulates information in accordance with a predefined sequence of instructions. Computers have a simple brain , called the central processing unit (CPU), that can do arithmetic and take decisions based on the results,… …

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  • 28Computer — (as used in expressions) Apple Computer Inc. computer aided design/computer aided manufacturing computer aided software engineering personal computer Small Computer System Interface …

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  • 29computer — Synonyms and related words: IBM machine, IDA, Teleplotter, Telereader, abacist, accountant, actuary, adder, analog computer, analytical control unit, analyzer, bookkeeper, calculator, coder, collator, compiler, computer hardware, computer unit,… …

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  • 30computer — [[t]kəmpju͟ːtə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ computers N COUNT: also by/on N A computer is an electronic machine that can store and deal with large amounts of information. → See also personal computer The data are then fed into a computer... The company installed a …

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