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(colloquial) A computer.
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(computing) A graphics card with its own GPU and memory, for greater performance.
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(computing) A desktop computer having all major components, including the display, built into a single unit.
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A computer produced by the company Apple Inc.
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(informal, derogatory) The price paid by people purchasing Apple products, said to be higher than that of comparable alternatives.
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(computing, dated) A computer sold to consumers as a unit ready to be switched on and used, rather than a kit for self-assembly.
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(computing) A cluster of standard personal computers linked by a local area network, usually on the order of 10 nodes.
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(computing, slang, humorous, dated) Large, expensive, powerful computers such as mainframes.
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(computing) A form of personal computer or similar device designed to be installed in the dashboard of a car
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(by restriction, chiefly historical) A male computer, where the female computer is called a computress.
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(science fiction, computing) a computer processing center or central computer
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(computing) A system for computing that includes the physical computing unit itself and its peripherals.
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(rare, chiefly science fiction) A small computer.
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(Australia, slang) A 1978 controversy around Australian prime minister Malcolm Fraser's decision to award a bid for computer systems to IBM rather than the cheaper FACOM.
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(computer hardware) A mechanism that controls or regulates the operation of a machine, especially a peripheral device in a computer.
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(computing, historical) Colour Personal Computer, an 8-bit home computer of the 1980s.
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(video games) Any character or entity controlled by the game software.
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(computing, informal, dated) Any minisupercomputer with an instruction set compatible with those of Cray supercomputers.
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(slang) Alternative form of ctrl. Abbreviation of control.
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(technology, informal) The computing device or operating system that one uses on a frequent basis, especially as distinguished from those used temporarily or for specific tasks.
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(historical) A computer of the late 1950s, the first to be developed and built in Denmark.
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(computer hardware) Synonym of Data Circuit-Terminating Equipment
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(computer hardware) an end instrument that converts user information into signals or reconverts received signals.
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(computing) A computer intended to be placed alongside a desk, etc. (contrasted with the smaller desktop models).
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(computing) Of an application or website, designed to be run or viewed on a personal computer.
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(Japan) (A computer program that places) an interactive character on the desktop.
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(computing) A picture displayed on a computer's desktop as a background behind windows and other user interface elements.
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(computing) Cloud computing by means of personal computers, mobile phones, etc.
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(computer hardware, colloquial) video card, graphics card
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A team of twelve IBM employees, formed in 1980, who created the first IBM PC in 1981.
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(computing) A computer terminal consisting of a monitor (usually in monochrome) and keyboard, but (unlike a personal computer) having almost no processing capability, used to provide input to and receive output from a remote server, minicomputer, or mainframe.
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(dated, retronym) A programmable computer.
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(computing) A computer of a line of low-end computers made by Apple Inc.
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(computing) A computer system with a dedicated function within a larger mechanical or electrical system, often with real-time computing constraints.
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(computing, software) A spreadsheet application software program written and distributed by Microsoft.
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(computing) A slot for additional hardware, cards, etc. for the purpose of expanding a computer system.
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(computing) A small computer that interfaces with the host computer and handles operations such as network access or peripheral control.
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(computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.
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(computing, Microsoft Windows) HKEY_CURRENT_USER, part of the registry containing settings specific to the logged-on user.
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(computing, Microsoft Windows) Abbreviation of HKEY_USERS, part of the registry containing settings for each user profile loaded on the machine.
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(computer hardware, dated) A computer intended for use in the home.
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The Hewlett-Packard Company
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A computer that is part analog computer and part digital computer.
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A computer that features the best characteristics of the analog computer and digital computer.
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The original version and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform.
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(data processing) A data processor.
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(computing, usually used attributively) The flow of information to and from human users or other client systems.
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(computing, Microsoft Windows) A path to a file or other component that is critical to the installation of a given program.
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(dated) A portable computer.
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(networking) The non-routing segment of a token ring network.
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A MacBook-brand notebook computer, manufactured by Apple Computer.
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(computing, informal) A Macintosh computer with an Intel CPU.
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(computing) A brand of personal computer manufactured by Apple Inc.
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(computing) A hardware or software system that uses a group of other servers to obtain results
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(computing) Any relatively small web browser designed for use on a mobile phone or similar technology
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(computing) A simple server requiring little or no configuration.
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(computer hardware) A computer smaller than a mainframe, but larger than a microcomputer.
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The use of minicomputer systems.
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(computer hardware) The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.
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(computing) Short for MPEG-4 Part 14; A file format for playing music and videos
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(computing) network array of inexpensive disks
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(software) Software for controlling the allocation and use of various hardware resources (memory, CPU time, disk space, input and output devices) to tasks and remote terminals.
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(computing) The tool used by an operating system (OS) to administrate addition, removal and upgrade of software applications. Examples of package management systems on different OSes are: Linux: RPM; Solaris: pkgadd; HP-UX: SD-UX; Debian: apt-get; Win32: Windows Installer.
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A personal computer, especially one similar to an IBM PC that runs Microsoft Windows (or, originally, DOS), usually as opposed to (say) an Apple Mac.
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(computer hardware) A type of computer rack consisting of a box-like frame or a columnar support, and may include wheels for transportation.
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(computing) A peripheral device.
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(dated) A small computer, built around a microprocessor, for use by one person at a time.
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(computing) Short for plug and play. [(computing) A feature allowing new hardware added to a computer to be automatically detected and configured.]
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(computing) IBM Personal System/2
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Alternative form of 'puter [(colloquial) A computer.]
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A CD-ROM distributed with a computer and containing copies of the software originally installed on the computer's hard drive, allowing the end user to restore the system to its factory state.
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(uncountable, computing, operating system) Using the OS service of manipulating folders and documents from different PC devices by a registered user.
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(computing) In Microsoft Windows operating systems, a kernel object for isolating groups of threads.
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(computing) Of software, etc., designed to work on only one operating system.
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(computing) A standard interface and command set for transferring data between devices on a bus.
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(graphical user interface) A dialog box opened from another dialog box.
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(computing) A superminicomputer
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(computing) A used computer part.
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A device that performs teleprocessing.
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An approach to computing based around the use of thin clients.
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A computer manufactured by the Japanese Toshiba company.
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A concept of computing as pervasive and ambient, not limited to particular devices or locations.
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(computing, informal) A conceptual space outside the kernel in which a user's applications can run without the risk of damage to the operating system.
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A computer display; a screen or monitor that can be connected to a computer.
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(computing) A benchmark for evaluating the power and performance of a computer.
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(computing) A softmodem designed to work with the Microsoft Windows operating system.
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(informal) The popular computing environment of the Microsoft Windows operating system running on an Intel CPU.
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a desktop computer, normally more powerful than a normal PC and often dedicated to a specific task, such as graphics
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