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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescomputadora
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kom.pu.taˈðo.ɾa
"La computadora está conectada a internet."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program.
"She wrote the entire report on her laptop computer." - 2
A person who makes calculations, especially with a calculating machine.
"Early space missions relied on human computers to verify trajectories."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'computare', meaning to sum up, compute, or calculate. The term entered English in the 17th century originally denoting a person who performed calculations, evolving through the mid-20th century to describe programmable electronic devices.
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ordinateur
Transliteration: ɔʁ.di.na.tœʁ
"J'utilise mon ordinateur pour travailler."
Computer
Transliteration: kɔmˈpuːtɐ
"Er repariert seinen Computer selbst."
computer
Transliteration: komˈpu.ter
"Ho comprato un nuovo computer portatile."
computadora
Transliteration: kom.pu.taˈðo.ɾa
"La computadora está conectada a internet."
computador
Transliteration: kõ.pu.taˈdoʁ
"O computador precisa de uma atualização."
कंप्यूटर
Transliteration: kampyūṭar
"वह कंप्यूटर पर काम कर रहा है।"
电脑
Transliteration: diànnǎo
"这台电脑非常快。"
컴퓨터
Transliteration: 컴퓨터
"나는 컴퓨터로 숙제를 합니다."
コンピュータ
Transliteration: konpyūtā
"彼は新しいコンピュータを買いました。"
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