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    [Verb]  | "com*pute" | \ kəm-ˈpyüt \


    1: to determine especially by mathematical means; also : to determine or calculate by means of a computer

    2: to make calculation : reckon

    3: to use a computer


    Origin: 1579 ;

     Latin computare{mat|count|};

    [Verb]  | "pre*com*pute" | \ ˌprē-kəm-ˈpyüt \


    1: to compute (something) in advance


    Origin: 1943 ;

    [Verb]  | "compute" 


    1: to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations;


      * e.g., " ... for the test we were required to compute the answers without using a calculator "



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     [ "compute" ]

    1: the act of talking, gaming, tumblring, or any other internet activity using a computer

      * e.g.,  ... me: hey gabby, wanna compute after school today? 

     [ "Computer" ]

    1: Similar to air conditioners. Works fine until you open up windows.

      * e.g.,  ... On second thought, air conditioners are better than computers. 

     [ "Computical" ]

    1: Dealing with computers as in Desktops, laptops, printers, and other peripherals.

      * e.g.,  ... We have a lot of computical equipment. 

     [ "Computer" ]

    1: A machine consisting of a processing unit, some form of memory, and peripheral devices for input and output. Used almost exclusively for updating Adobe Flash, updating Adobe PDF Reader, updating Java, and updating iTunes.

      * e.g.,  ... I have a lot of work to do on the computer today, my Adobe PDF Reader hasn't been updated since last night and my Java is nearly three days old! 

     [ "Computer" ]

    1: The most useful and most frustrating thing any human being will ever work with.

      * e.g.,  ... The computer crashed again. I lost three thousand lines of code. 

     [ "Computers" ]

    1: The answer to every single question.

      * e.g.,  ... Billy: How do they make cheese? 

     [ "computator" ]

    1: Somebody who spends the majority of their free time on their computer. May also be used to describe the computer neophyte.

      * e.g.,  ... {From a TV spot for portable generators}: Got a new incinerator, 

     [ "computer" ]

    1: A tool that is supposed to save time but intead wastes time.

      * e.g.,  ...  Viruses 

     [ "Computer" ]

    1: A tool, carefully designed to make life frustrating and difficult for people who cannot properly use it.

      * e.g.,  ... Anyone who says computers are "meant to save time but waste time" obviously can't use them. Of course they save time. I saved two hours writing my essay by copying and pasting bits of other essays I found on the internet. 

     [ "Computer" ]

    1: What you are on now

      * e.g.,  ... You are on the computer now 

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