Computer vs Cyberstyle - What's the difference?
computer | cyberstyle |
(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
* 2003 , (Bill Bryson), A Short History of Nearly Everything , BCA, page 116:
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.
(rare, informal) By means of a computer.
* 1997 , Anna Leider, Robert Leider, Don't miss out: the ambitious student's guide to financial aid, Volume 22
* 1997', "RoDeoFlowr", ''looking for penpals '''cyberstyle'' (on Internet newsgroup ''soc.penpals )
* 1999 , Cynthia Green, Jennifer Reingold, Business Week guide to the best business schools
* 2008 , Mary Ann Lamanna, Agnes Riedmann, Marriages and Families: Making Choices in a Diverse Society?
As a noun computer
is calculator, computer.As an adverb cyberstyle is
(rare|informal) by means of a computer.computer
Noun
(en noun)- 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.
- 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.
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 alsoHyponyms
* (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
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* chip * data processing * desktop * hardware * laptop * mainframe * microprocessor 1000 English basic words ----cyberstyle
English
Adverb
(-)- ...snail mail it to their regional processor (who will in turn send a signature "flag" to the central processor), but everything else goes cyberstyle .
- Finally, you enter a credit card number, and with a click of a button, your application flies cyberstyle to the school of choice, although you can print it out and mail it in if you prefer.
- Is it sex—cyberstyle —or is it abstinence?
