Noun

(en noun)

(now, rare, chiefly, historical) A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.

* 1927 , J. B. S. Haldane, Possible Worlds and Other Essays , page 173

Only a few years ago Mr. Powers, an American computer , disproved a hypothesis about prime numbers which had held the field for more than 250 years.

* 2003 , (Bill Bryson), A Short History of Nearly Everything , BCA, page 116:

One Harvard computer , Annie Jump Cannon, used her repetitive acquaintance with the stars to devise a system of stellar classifications so practical that it is still in use today.

by restriction, a male computer, where the female computer is called a computress

A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media.

Noun

(cameras)

A device for taking still or moving pictures or s.

* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Fenella Saunders

, title= Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail. It’s therefore not surprising that most cameras mimic this arrangement.}}

(video games) The game or simulation.

* 2003 , Tom Meigs, Ultimate game design: building game worlds

If you're building a third-person game with enclosed or tight spaces, try to figure out up front what camera problems you will likely encounter. Use this identification process to influence the early building process.

* 2006 , Patrick O'Luanaigh, Game Design Complete

I'm talking about the way the camera flies up above the skater when you leap into the air. No one had done it before.