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com·puter (kəm pyo̵̅o̅t′ər)
noun
- a person who computes
- a device used for computing; specif., an electronic machine which, by means of stored instructions and information, performs rapid, often complex calculations or compiles, correlates, and selects data; now, esp., digital computer
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