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- pronunciation:
- k
 m
pyu
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
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an electronic device used to store, sort, correlate, and make calculations on data at high speeds.
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| definition 2: |
someone or something that computes.
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accountant |
adjective + (n.)computer
advanced, digital, electrical, electronic, faster, hand-held, high-speed, high-tech, interactive, networked, online, personal, portable, sophisticated, state-of-the-art, virtual
verb + (n.)computer
access, connect, download, equip, hook, install, link, log, manipulate, plug, program, scan, store, tap, type, upgrade, use
(n.)computer
+ verb
aid, analyze, console, display, fax, generate, hack, model, monitor, simulate, track
noun + (n.)computer
access, desktop, laptop, laser, mainframe, math, mathematics, multimedia, notebook, quantum, telephone, video, wireless
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broader category that includes computers |
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technology |
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some actions relating to computers |
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boot, compute, copy, delete, enter, file, input, process, program, save, scroll, shut down, sort |
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some descriptions of computers |
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desktop, office, personal, portable |
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some kinds of computers |
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mainframe, microcomputer, personal computer |
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some parts of computers |
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disk, floppy, floppy disk, hard drive, hardware, joystick, keyboard, memory, microchip, modem, monitor, mouse, printer, RAM, ROM, software |
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some people associated with computers |
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hacker, programmer, technician |
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some terms for computer information |
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data, input, output |
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some things computers are used for |
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artificial intelligence, data processing, desktop publishing, Internet, video games, word processing |
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some things conventionally associated with computers |
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BASIC, command, computer virus, cursor, database, interface, loop, network, print-out, scan |
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some units for measuring computers |
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bit, byte, kilobyte, megabyte |
The word computer
contains the following parts:
com-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix com-
attaches to Latin bases beginning with m, p, or b. It has multiple forms, as the 'm' sound in com-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms col-, con-, cor-, and co-. Note: com-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " commemorate
" and " command
."
Example words:
accomplish, combat, combine, commerce, commercial, commingle, commission, commissioner, commit, comparison, complex, comport, comprehend, incomprehensible, command, commemorate, commute, compare, compel, complacent, complete, complement, complicate, compliment, compose, component, compound1, compulsory, compulsive, computer, compute
- synonyms:
- syn-
put, putat
Latin
root
that means trim; count; reckon or suppose
Example words:
amputate, computation, compute, computer, depute, deputy, dispute, disreputable, impute, putative, reputation, repute
-er, -or, -ar2
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means a person or thing that does
More about this word part:
The suffix group -er
, -or
, -ar2 turns verbs into agent nouns.
Example words:
actor, administrator, builder, batter3, beggar, broiler, burglar, bursar, captor, carrier, censor, cleaner, commissioner, computer, consumer, container, dancer, diner, director, doctor, drinker, driver, employer, farmer, freezer, laborer, lecher, liar, manager, motor, painter1, pitcher2, player, potter, preacher, razor, refrigerator, reporter, runner, sailor, scribbler, sculptor, seller, singer, speaker, survivor, teacher, tractor, user, vendor, washer, worker, writer
- synonyms:
- -ist, -ite2, -ator, -an, -ian, -ean
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