COMPUTIST

Etymology

Noun

computist (plural computists)

One who performs computations.

One who performs computus (calculation of the date of Easter).

Source: Wiktionary


Com"pu*tist, n.

Definition: A computer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

13 January 2025

SOAK

(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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