- computer
- nounADJECTIVE▪ fast, high-speed, powerful▪ sophisticated, state-of-the-art▪ desktop, hand-held, laptop, mobile, notebook, palmtop, portable, tablet, touch-screen, wearable, wireless▪ home, personal▪
the market for home computers
▪ office▪ mainframe, networked, remote▪ analogue/analog, digital, parallel▪ on-boardVERB + COMPUTER▪ access, operate, run, use▪ switch off, switch on▪ log off, log onto▪ boot up, start up▪ shut down▪ reboot, restart▪ crash▪It's awful when a virus crashes your computer.
▪ program▪ build▪Building a computer has many benefits over buying one.
▪ install▪ link, network▪Computers can be networked using modems and telephone lines.
▪ hold sth on, store sth on▪The data is all held on computer.
▪ hack, hack into▪He hacked (into) the school computer with the principal's password.
▪ fix▪technicians who fix computers
▪ upgradeCOMPUTER + VERB▪ run, work▪ hold sth, store sth▪The computer stores data in a buffer until the printer can accept it.
▪ crash, freeze▪ shut down▪ be down, be up▪The computers are all down (= not functioning) at the moment.
▪ say▪My computer says that the hard drive is corrupted.
COMPUTER + NOUN▪ network, program, system▪ equipment, hardware, software▪ language▪ science, technology▪ industry▪ keyboard, monitor, screen, terminal, etc.▪ file▪ chip▪ animation, game, graphics, model, simulation▪A computer model is used to predict forces affecting the aircraft in flight.
▪ printout▪ virus, worm▪ crime▪ security▪ glitch▪The problem was caused by a computer glitch.
▪ literacy, skills▪ consultant, engineer, expert, hacker, programmer, scientist, technician, user▪ geek, nerd▪ whizz/whiz▪ company, industry, manufacturer▪ lab (informal), room▪ time▪Such a large sorting operation can take up a lot of computer time.
PREPOSITION▪ on (a/the) computer▪It's all stored on the computer.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
