archive site
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a computer on the Internet that has a large collection of files and programs, copied from other computers around the Internet, that a user can download
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a computer on the Internet that has a large collection of files and programs, copied from other computers around the Internet, that a user can download
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a computer, program, or piece of equipment that takes and uses information from a server
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a machine that stores programs and information in electronic form and can be used for a variety of processes, for example writing, calculating, and communicating on the Internet
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a computer that controls or performs a particular job for all the computers connected to a network
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a small machine on which you can read books and documents, connect to the Internet, etc.
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a computer that stores information that can be used by people with other computers connected to the same network
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a computer that deals with information before passing it to another computer that does something else with it
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a powerful computer that has a number of smaller computers connected to it for individual users
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a very small computer with a screen that you touch rather than a keyboard, used mainly as an address book and for email
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personal digital assistant: a palmtop (=a very small computer) on which you can store addresses and telephone numbers, and write letters and reports
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a small computer designed to be used by one person at home or in an office. A personal computer is often simply called a PC.
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a small book or simple computer, used mainly for keeping addresses, telephone numbers, dates etc
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a server that is suitable to use for doing business over the Internet because it can deal with information that has been encrypted (=made safe by putting it into a form that not everyone can read)
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a computer that controls or performs a particular job for all the computers in a network
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a mobile phone that also works as a small computer, allowing you to store information and write letters and reports
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a very powerful computer that can deal with large amounts of information very quickly
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an extremely powerful computer that controls a network or networks of other computers
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a small computer which you use by touching the screen rather than using a keyboard
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a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text
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