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computer | electronics |

As a noun computer

is calculator, computer.

As an adjective electronics is

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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 ----

    electronics

    English

    (wikipedia electronics)

    Noun

    (electronics)
  • (physics) The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles.
    • Electronics is a popular subject.''
  • (in the plural) A device or devices which require the flow of electrons through conductors and semiconductors in order to perform their function; devices that operate on electrical power (battery or outlet);
    • Look at all the electronics in this room! (rfex)
  • Electronic circuitry.
    • The electronics is the difference between a modern and an old-fashion thermostat.
    ''The electronics are completely updated.

    Antonyms

    * mechanical device

    Related terms

    * electronic * electronic calculator * electronic games