computer

Word parts

compute + -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /kəmˈpjuːtə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /kəmˈpjutɚ/
• Hyphenation: com‧pu‧ter

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

Noun

Singular computer

Plural computers

A computer

1. (countable) A computer is a machine that helps you store, organize, and use information.

   If you're looking at a web page, you must be using a computer.

2. (old, no longer used) (countable) A computer is a person whose job is doing computations.

Related words

• compute
• computational

See also

• motherboard
• central processing unit (CPU)
• microprocessor
• random access memory (RAM)