computer in English: A machine with a screen that stores information and lets you write, play, and go online. (noun)

Translation

A machine with a screen that stores information and lets you write, play, and go online.

Word origin

From the verb compute, from Latin computare, meaning to count up. The word first meant a person who did sums.

Gender

Pluralcomputers

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"Computer" is the machine she uses for her job.

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"Computers" is the plural, meaning more than one.

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You can talk about a computer being fast or slow, like a machine.

machine

A thing with moving parts that uses power to do work for people.

phone

A small thing you hold to talk to people far away or to send messages.

game

A game is something you play for fun, often with rules and a winner.

work

To do a job or use effort to make or finish something.

TV

A box with a screen that shows programmes and films.

bug

A small insect; also a small fault in a computer program.

click

To press a button on a computer mouse, or to make a short sharp sound.

data

Facts and numbers that people collect, keep and study. It is usually used with a singular verb.

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