Noun

1. A programmable device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly.
2. A person employed to perform computations.
   • 1927, J. B. S. Haldane, Possible Worlds and Other Essays, p. 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.

Synonyms

Related terms

• compute

• computation

• computing

See also

• chip
• data processing
• desktop

• hardware
• laptop

• mainframe
• microprocessor