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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
computer
1 kinds of computers and their parts 2 using a computer
1 kinds of computers and their parts - an electronic machine which can store and arrange information, make calculations and control other machinery: computer a very powerful/fast computer - a small computer which is not part of a larger system: personal computer, PC - a small computer which is used mainly for writing letters, reports, etc: word processor - a small computer which you can carry with you and use outside the office: laptop (computer) - a device inside a computer which stores large amounts of information: hard disk; a similar device that can be put into a computer and taken out again: (floppy) disk - the part of a computer which passes information to and from a disk: disk drive - the part of a computer where information is stored: memory 4 megabytes of memory
2 using a computer - the list on the screen of a computer which shows the things that you can do: menu - a small sign on a computer screen which shows your position in a text, etc: cursor - knowledge of how to use a computer: computing (noun U) He knows a lot about computing. - knowledge of how to use a word processor: word processing (noun U) The person appointed to this job will need good word-processing skills. - making books, magazines, etc using a computer: desktop publishing (noun U) - a system for sending written messages by computer: e-mail (= electronic mail) (noun U) - the system which makes it possible for people to communicate worldwide using computers: the Internet ※ sending messages by e-mail LETTER - if you use a computer to help you do sth, you can say that the task is computer-assisted, computer-aided computer-assisted language learning ◎ computer-aided design - to introduce computers into a place or a system: computerize sth The whole factory has been computerized. - a number of computers connected together in a larger system: network - to start using a computer that is part of a larger system: log in/on, log into/onto sth You have to have a password in order to log in. - to finish using a computer which is part of a system: log out/off, log off sth Don't forget to log off. ※ computer programs - a set of instructions which make a computer perform certain tasks: (computer) program - to produce a new program: write* a program, program a computer I've written a program to calculate our annual salary bill. ◎ She programmed the computer to do her accounts for her. - a person whose job it is to program computers: computer programmer - the programs written for a computer: software (noun U) - if a computer or a computer program is easy to use, it is user-friendly ※ data - information that you put into a computer: data (noun U) - a large amount of information stored in a computer, which you can change and add to: database; a program which enables you to store and use this information: database (program) We have a database with the names of all the doctors in Scotland. ◎ Which database program do you use? - information in the form of rows of numbers, used especially for doing accounts: spreadsheet; a program which enables you to store and use this information: spreadsheet (program) - to put information into a computer: input sth, key sth into a computer, key sth in Have you inputted that data yet? - a collection of information on a subject that is stored in a computer: file; stored in a computer file: on file We have all your details on file. - to make a computer store information on a disk: save sth Save your work regularly. - a copy of a computer file or a disk that you can use if the other one is damaged or lost: backup Always make a backup copy. ※ printing - to transfer information from a computer onto paper: print sth out When you are satisfied with what you have written, you can print it out. - information which has been transferred from the computer onto paper: printout (noun C/U), hard copy (noun U) a printout of last month's sales figures ◎ The information's on a disk, but we need hard copy as well. ※ more on printing PRINT ※ MORE ... - instructions that are put into a computer in order to cause mistakes and destroy information: (computer) virus - if a computer stops working suddenly, it crashes The system crashed, but fortunately we had backup copies of all our files.
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