computer

«computer» in Mova's school dictionary: a machine that stores information and follows… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (computer, computers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A computer is a machine that stores information and follows instructions to help us write, count, draw, play, send messages and look things up. tree →

2) Laptops, tablets and even phones are kinds of computers. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths: a thing counted in a classroom, bought at a price, or a machine used for some time; «pupils per computer» is a sharing (division). In school: the computer room, computing lessons, typing and coding. In science: computers work very fast but only do what their program tells them. Safety: keep passwords secret and tell an adult if something online upsets you. Phrases: on the computer, computer game, computer program, turn on the computer.

examples

• The class has 12 computers for 24 pupils. tree →
• A computer costs 400 dollars. tree →
• She used the computer for 45 minutes. tree →
• How many children share each computer? tree →
• We write stories on the computer at school. tree →
• Turn off the computer when you are finished. tree →
• The computer saves your work every few minutes. tree →
• He played a computer game after his homework. tree →
• A computer follows the steps of a program. tree →

note

Countable: a computer, two computers. Say «on the computer» (working on it), «at the computer» (sitting there). A counted item or a price; «pupils per computer» is a sharing (division). No clue by itself. A computer is not always right: it can only use what it is given.

In the corpora

• The answer is worked out on huge computers far away, in buildings called data centres; nobody is typing it.
• Chatbots run on giant computers in data centres; the words appearing one by one is just how the answer is shown.
• Running chatbots in data centres uses a lot of electricity, and cooling the computers often uses water.
• Computers are fast at sums and storing facts but weak at common sense, such as knowing when a joke hurts someone.
• People designed AI, collected its text, built its computers and trained it, so people are responsible for it.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «computer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.