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The definition of a computer is a person or electronic device that makes and stores quick calculations or processes information.
(noun)- An example of a famous human computer is Ada Lovelace.
- An example of a computer is the MacBook.
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See computer in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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
See computer in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A device that computes, especially a programmable electronic machine that performs high-speed mathematical or logical operations or that assembles, stores, correlates, or otherwise processes information.
- One who computes.
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