Computer meaning in English
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Definition
a computer: a PC, a machine that goes with a monitor, keyboard and mouse (can be either a desktop or a laptop)
to compute: to calculate, to work out
(I work in) computing: (My job is in) IT, information technology
Examples
- "Connect appropriate wire to USB or Firewire port of computer."
- "It's my damned computer."
- "If you see an error message when you turn on the computer, you should click on "cancel" and after about 20 seconds you will be able to log in normally."
- "Incidentally, Bob tells me that Jean is progressing nicely and now knows how to change the desktop photo on the computer all by himself!"
- "Fisherman : Computers?"
- "PalPay Users Beware: Worldwide Computer Security Risk"
- "Robot : Computing request."
- "Your computer is now ready."
- "When the unsuspecting computer user double-clicks on the attached file, the email sends an exact copy of itself to every contact in their address book."
- "She writes "Susie, I receive a lot of emails every day, should I answer them or just destroy my computer?"
- "The server is currently having trouble recognizing new computer accounts but we are hoping to resolve this problem within a few days."
- "At the end of the installation, restart computer."
- "Man : It's almost perfect, computer, but let's add the final touch: music."
- "It's like a zoo in your computer."
- "Icarus : A pinball machine for a computer laboratory is highly unorthodox for a cosmetics company."
- "I got a problem. I think my computer's been infected with a virus."
- "Jean : Yes, I spend many hours playing on my computer with Microtosh Flight Simulator."
- "With each "groundbreaking", "must-have" widget added to the Ephone store comes another way to tune out from the real world (you know, that thing that you see through the window behind your computer screen?"
- "I have to fix Susan's computer."
- "However, there's another way we can unwittingly damage the environment with computer use: going online."
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