computer
noun
com·put·er
kəm-ˈpyü-tər 
often attributive
: one that computes
specifically
: a programmable usually electronic device that can store, retrieve, and process data
using a computer to design 3-D models
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He works all day on a computer.
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Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2026
But now some computer models are predicting this El Niño could be stronger than any other event, back to at least 1950.
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Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
6 July 2026
As hardware platforms and development tools have matured, teams can now focus on higher-level functions such as computer vision, real-time decision-making, autonomous navigation, and multi-robot collaboration, reports the Global Times (GT).
—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
6 July 2026
Shareholder wealth is too important to delegate to the computer games of intellectual play.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
6 July 2026
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“Computer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/computer. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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computer
noun
com·put·er
-ˈpyüt-ər
: one that computes
especially
: a programmable usually electronic machine that can store, get back again, and work with data
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