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What is a computer?

What is a computer? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (now rare, chiefly historical) A person employed to perform computations; one who computes. [from 17th c.]
  2. (by restriction, chiefly historical) A male computer, where the female computer is called a computress.
  3. 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. [from 20th c.]
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Using his absorption with the computer as my defense, I declined to plug in.
Police seized computer gear and hundreds of photos, and charged two people with abetting prostitution.

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