All computer synonyms
com·put·er
C c noun computer
- calculating — If you describe someone as calculating, you disapprove of the fact that they deliberately plan to get what they want, often by hurting or harming other people.
- clone — If someone or something is a clone of another person or thing, they are so similar to this person or thing that they seem to be exactly the same as them.
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
- calculator — A calculator is a small electronic device that you use for making mathematical calculations.
- mini — miniskirt.
- laptop — portable computer
- minicomputer — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
- cpu — In a computer, the CPU is the part that processes all the data and makes the computer work. CPU is an abbreviation for 'central processing unit'.
- pc — plural pcs. piece.
- mac — a male given name.
- mainframe — a large computer, often the hub of a system serving many users.
- abacus — An abacus is a frame used for counting. It has rods with sliding beads on them.
- microcomputer — a compact computer, with less capacity and capability than a minicomputer, consisting of a microprocessor and other components.
- analog — Analog technology involves measuring, storing, or recording an infinitely variable amount of information by using physical quantities such as voltage.
- processor — a person or thing that processes.
- supercomputer — a very fast, powerful mainframe computer, used in advanced military and scientific applications.
- workstation — a work or office area assigned to one person, often one accommodating a computer terminal or other electronic equipment.
- notebook — a book of or for notes.
- palmtop — a battery-powered computer small enough to fit in the palm of the hand.
- adding machine — a mechanical device, operated manually or electrically, for adding and often subtracting, multiplying, and dividing
- number cruncher — a person or thing that performs a great many numerical calculations, as a financial analyst, statistician, computer, or computer program.
- personal computer — a compact computer that uses a microprocessor and is designed for individual use, as by a person in an office or at home or school, for such applications as word processing, data management, financial analysis, or computer games. Abbreviation: PC.
- digital — of, relating to, or using numerical calculations.
- micro — microprocessor
adjective computer
- computerized — A computerized system, process, or business is one in which the work is done by computer.
- computerised — to control, perform, process, or store (a system, operation, or information) by means of or in an electronic computer or computers.
verb computer
- count noses — to count the number of people present, voting, etc.
- count off — to separate into equal divisions by counting
- run to — If you run to someone, you go to them for help or to tell them something.
- ticked off — a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
- number — one of a series of things distinguished by or marked with numerals.
- take account of — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- run into — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- accounted — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- tick off — a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
- add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- figure out — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.