- computer
- I(Roget's IV) n.Syn. personal computer, PC, microcomputer, minicomputer, mainframe, laptop computer, home computer, workstation, supercomputer, electronic brain, thinking machine, data processor, word processor, calculator, processor, supermini, superminicomputer, supermicro, master control, number cruncher*, machine, cybernetic organism, digital computer, analog computer, network, neural net, neural network.Various trademarked brands of computers include: IBM, Apple, Macintosh, Mac, Compaq, Cray, Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba, Digital, NEC, Sun, Amiga.II(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.calculator, data processor, microprocessor, PC, laptop, *number cruncher, adding machine, *micro, supercomputer, mainframe, workstation, PDA, notebook, Apple™, Macintosh™, *Mac, IBM™ , CompaqTM.WORD FIND• AI: artificial intelligence• auxiliary device: peripheral• aversion: cyberphobia• blinking symbol showing where next character will appear on screen: cursor• bps: bits per second• byte: eight bits of memory space• calculating, rows and columns program: spreadsheet• California manufacturing mecca: Silicon Valley• CD, write data or music on to: burn• CD-Rom tray: caddy• chip: microprocessor, integrated circuit• Clarkeís mad computer in 2001, Arthur C.: Hal• clean up hard drive: defrag (defragmentation)• clicker, hand: mouse• communication between, means of: protocol• compaction, data: compression• copies of files to safeguard from accidental loss, make multiple: back up• CPU: Central Processing Unit device enabling communication with other• computers over phone lines: modem (MOdulator, DEModulator)• device enabling computer to read, write info on disks: disk drive• devices, physical: hardware• disrupting prank or criminal program that infects other computers: virus, worm• document-creating programs: word processor; desktop publishing• drafting and blueprint creation system: CAD (Computer Aided Design)• easy to use: user-friendly• engineering process of deciphering how something works by taking it apart: reverse engineering• enthusiast: hacker, *chiphead, *geek• EPROM: erasable memory chip• execute program: run• failure and freeze-up: crashed; down• flaw in software or hardware: bug• giant computer serving multiple users: mainframe• GIGO: garbage in, garbage out• handheld computer, battery-powered: PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), Palm Pilot™, organizer• injury from repetitive keyboard work: carpal tunnel syndrome• instructions: program• Internet, connected to the: online• keyboard and monitor portion: terminal• language/program: AGOL, BASIC, C, COBOL, FORTRAN, JAVA, PASCAL, PROLOG• linkage of several computers: network• logic that recognizes partial truths, computer: fuzzy logic• mail sent from one computer user to another: e-mail• main circuit board: motherboard• MP3 format, digitize CDs to: rip• MS-DOS: Microsoft Disk Operating System• multiple things at once, doing: multitasking• network, company: intranet• network, international: the Internet, World Wide Web• operating systems: Linux; Windows; Macintosh, MS-Dos, Unix• options to choose on screen: menu• paper printout: hard copy• paper propelling device: tractor feed• plugged in, where on the computer devices are: port• portable computer, small: laptop, notebook, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), organizer• printout, long paper: *wallpaper• programs: software• RAM, memory chip group or: random access memory• read-only memory chip: ROM• restart computer: reboot• science fiction involving computer culture: cyberpunk• screen, TV-like: monitor• screen imagery designed to protect monitor from permanently burned-in images, moving: screen saver• secret opening designed into program to allow access at later date: trap door• software designed to boost performance of an application: plug-in• software shared free by all: freeware• software supplied free with one’s computer: bundled software• software not ready for general sale, test: beta test software• speech recognition technology: voice recognition, speech recognition• start up computer: boot up• stick-like controller used with games in place of mouse: joystick• storage area, data: memory, cache, hard disk• storage area, temporary data: clipboard• storage medium, data: disk, diskette, floppy disk, cartridge, CD-ROM, Zip disk• superimposed screen within a screen: window• transfer data from your computer to another’s: upload• transfer data from another computer to yours: download• transfer data to memory: store• virus protection program: anti-virus; vaccine; antidote; *DDT• virus type: strain
English dictionary for students. 2013.