computing machine
English Thesaurus
1. a machine for performing calculations automatically (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | machine, |
definition | : | any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | analog computer, analogue computer, |
definition | : | a computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages) (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | digital computer, |
definition | : | a computer that represents information by numerical (binary) digits (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | home computer, |
definition | : | a computer intended for use in the home (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | client, guest, node, |
definition | : | (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | number cruncher, |
definition | : | a computer capable of performing a large number of mathematical operations per second (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | predictor, |
definition | : | a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | host, server, |
definition | : | (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | turing machine, |
definition | : | a hypothetical computer with an infinitely long memory tape (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | internet site, site, web site, website, |
definition | : | a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web (noun.communication) |
part holonym | : | bus, busbar, |
definition | : | an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | cathode-ray tube, crt, |
definition | : | a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | computer circuit, |
definition | : | a circuit that is part of a computer (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | data converter, |
definition | : | converter for changing information from one code to another (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | disk cache, |
definition | : | a cache that stores copies of frequently used disk sectors in random access memory (RAM) so they can be read without accessing the slower disk (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | diskette, floppy, floppy disk, |
definition | : | a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | computer hardware, hardware, |
definition | : | (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | keyboard, |
definition | : | device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | monitor, monitoring device, |
definition | : | display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor (noun.artifact) |
part meronym | : | platform, |
definition | : | the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system (noun.artifact) |
domain category | : | computer science, computing, |
definition | : | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | interconnection, |
definition | : | (computer science) the act of interconnecting (wires or computers or theories etc.) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | console, |
definition | : | a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system) (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | faceplate, |
definition | : | a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component) (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | module, |
definition | : | computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic components (as of computer hardware) (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | plotter, |
definition | : | an instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or pictures (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | scratchpad, |
definition | : | (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | expansion slot, slot, |
definition | : | (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | throughput, |
definition | : | output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time) (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | vdu, visual display unit, |
definition | : | (British) British term for video display (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | data structure, |
definition | : | (computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer) (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | alpha test, |
definition | : | (computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | beta test, |
definition | : | (computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | computer science, computing, |
definition | : | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | data communication, digital communication, |
definition | : | electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers) (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | pass, |
definition | : | one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer) (noun.event) |
domain member category | : | outage, |
definition | : | a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers) (noun.event) |
domain member category | : | back up, |
definition | : | make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | compatible, |
definition | : | capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | incompatible, |
definition | : | incapable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | up, |
definition | : | (used of computers) operating properly (adj.all) |
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