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Definitions for: Computer [n] a machine for performing calculations automatically
[n] an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
Webster (1913) Definition: Com*put"er, n.
One who computes.
Synonyms: calculator, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, estimator, figurer, information processing system, reckoner
See Also: actuary, adder, analog computer, analogue computer, bus, busbar, C.P.U., cathode-ray tube, central processing unit, central processor, chip, client, computer accessory, computer circuit, computer hardware, computer memory, computer peripheral, computer storage, CPU, CRT, data converter, digital computer, disk cache, diskette, expert, floppy, floppy disk, guest, hardware, host, internet site, keyboard, machine, mainframe, memory, memory board, micro chip, microchip, monitor, monitoring device, node, number cruncher, number cruncher, pari-mutuel machine, peripheral, peripheral device, platform, predictor, processor, server, silicon chip, site, statistician, storage, store, subtracter, totalisator, totaliser, totalizator, totalizer, Turing machine, web site
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