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computer

/kəmˈpju.tɚ/ noun A1
  1. 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. · Meronyms: processor, microprocessor, CPU· I spend around 6 hours a day at the computer.
  2. A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.
  3. A male computer. · Coordinate term: (female) computress

Plural computers

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She looks at the computer monitors carefully.
A Night at the Children's Hospital, p. 1 · A2
This way, Devon could write his part from his home computer.
The Group Project, p. 1 · B1
She said, “Ethan, you have been on your computer for four hours.”
Setting Screen Time Rules, p. 1 · B1
Because your computer is always nearby, it is hard to stop checking emails.
My Office is My Kitchen, p. 1 · B1

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