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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Computer- | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for Computer- | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Computer \Com*put"er\, n. One who computes. | |
| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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Computer (1995-03-10) | |
| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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computer symbols. Computers can perform complex and repetitive procedures quickly, precisely and reliably and can quickly store and retrieve large amounts of data. The physical components from which a computer is constructed (electronic circuits and input/output devices) are known as "{hardware}". Most computers have four types of hardware component: CPU, input, output and memory. The CPU ({central processing unit}) executes programs ("{software}") which tell the computer what to do. Input and output (I/O) devices allow the computer to communicate with the user and the outside world. There are several kinds of memory - fast, expensive, short term memory (e.g. {RAM}) to hold intermediate results, and slower, cheaper, long-term memory (e.g. {magnetic disk} and {magnetic tape}) to hold programs and data between jobs. See also {analogue computer}. (1995-03-10) | |
