Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
COMPUTER
computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
(noun) a machine for performing calculations automatically
calculator, reckoner, figurer, estimator, computer
(noun) an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
computer (plural computers)
(now, rare, chiefly, historical) A person employed to perform computations; one who computes. [from 17th c.]
Hyponym: computress
(by restriction, chiefly, historical) A male computer, where the female computer is called a computress.
A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media. [from 20th c.]
Synonyms: processor, 'puter (informal), box (slang), machine, calculator
Hyponyms: desktop, laptop, portable computer, stored-program computer
Synonyms
• See also computer
Source: Wiktionary
Com*put"er, n.
Definition: One who computes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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