English Dictionary

computer

IPA（発音記号）

/kəmˈpjuːtə/

名詞

古語 歴史的

(now rare, chiefly historical) A person employed to perform computations; one who computes. / Hyponym: computress

日本語の意味

（現代ではほとんど使われない歴史的用法）計算を行う人、すなわち人力で数値計算を担当する人物です。

During the 19th century, each astronomer relied on a computer to perform lengthy orbital calculations.

19世紀には、各天文学者が長時間にわたる軌道計算を行うために人間の計算者に頼っていた。

意味（1）

(now rare, chiefly historical) A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.

意味（2）

Hyponym: computress

意味（3）

(by restriction, chiefly historical) A male computer, where the female computer is called a computress.

意味（4）

A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media.

I spend around 6 hours a day at the computer.

computers （ plural ）