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Computer vs Computernik - What's the difference?

computer | computernik |

As nouns the difference between computer and computernik

is that computer is calculator, computer while computernik is (informal|dated) a computer enthusiast.

computer

English

(commons) (wikipedia computer)

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.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "computer")

    Synonyms

    * (programmable device that performs logical operations) automatic data processing machine, processor, 'puter (informal), box (slang), machine, calculator, portable computer, laptop * See also

    Hyponyms

    * (programmable device that performs logical operations) desktop, laptop * (a person employed to perform computations) computress (f)

    Antonyms

    * (a person employed to perform computations) computress (f) (when "computer" is used to represent the masculine form)

    Derived terms

    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

    Related terms

    * compute * computation * computing

    See also

    * chip * data processing * desktop * hardware * laptop * mainframe * microprocessor 1000 English basic words ----

    computernik

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
  • * 1964 , Kurt Enslein, Data Acquisition and Processing in Biology and Medicine , page 62
    • The work done thus far has shown that the achievement of significant results is made possible only by a concerted exploration program during which the computernik must become well acquainted with departmental functions and problems.
  • * 1980 , Computerworld (volume 14, number 45, 3 November 1980, page 9)
    • Before looking specifically at the microcomputer, let us consider the role of computers and computerniks in general in the increasing isolation of humans. The first point to note is that people who work with computers generally prefer computers to people.