computer game video game | a game played against a computer |
architecture | the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect |
programming programing computer programming computer programing | creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something |
computer technology | the activity of designing and constructing and programming computers |
analog computer analogue computer | a computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages) |
architecture | an architectural product or work |
backup computer backup | (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device, he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased |
briefcase computer | a portable computer housed in a box that resembles a briefcase |
computer computing machine computing device data processor electronic computer information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
computer accessory | an accessory for a computer, when you add in all the computer accessories you are going to need the computer gets pretty expensive |
computer circuit | a circuit that is part of a computer |
computer graphics | the pictorial representation and manipulation of data by a computer |
computer keyboard keypad | a keyboard that is a data input device for computers, arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard |
computer monitor | a device that displays signals on a computer screen |
computer network | (computer science) a network of computers |
computer screen computer display | a screen used to display the output of a computer to the user |
computer store | a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user |
computer system computing system automatic data processing system ADP system ADPS | a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage |
desktop computer | a personal computer small enough to fit conveniently in an individual workspace |
digital computer | a computer that represents information by numerical (binary) digits |
graphic computer graphic | an image that is generated by a computer |
hand-held computer hand-held microcomputer | a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket |
hardware computer hardware | (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system |
home computer | a computer intended for use in the home |
laptop laptop computer | a portable computer small enough to use in your lap |
mainframe mainframe computer | a large digital computer serving - users and occupying a special aironditioned room |
memory computer memory storage computer storage store memory board | an electronic memory device, a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached |
mouse computer mouse | a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad, on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad, a mouse takes much more room than a trackball |
notebook notebook computer | a small compact portable computer |
parallel bars bars | gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights |
parallel circuit shunt circuit | a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit |
parallel interface parallel port | an interface between a computer and a printer where the computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously |
peripheral computer peripheral peripheral device | (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer, disk drives and printers are important peripherals |
personal computer PC microcomputer | a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time |
portable computer | a personal computer that can easily be carried by hand |
small computer system interface SCSI | interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers |
uneven parallel bars uneven bars | a pair of parallel bars set at different heights, used in women's gymnastics |
analogue analog parallel | something having the property of being analogous to something else |
computer architecture architecture | (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software, the architecture of a computer's system software |
complex instruction set computing complex instruction set computer CISC | (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip |
reduced instruction set computing reduced instruction set computer RISC | (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform |
simulation computer simulation | (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program, a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated |
architectural style style of architecture type of architecture | architecture as a kind of art form |
Byzantine architecture | the style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire developed after the th century, massive domes with square bases and round arches and spires and much use of mosaics |
classical architecture Greco-Roman architecture | architecture influenced by the ancient Greeks or Romans |
Greek architecture | the architecture of ancient Greece |
Roman architecture | the architecture of ancient Rome |
Gothic Gothic architecture | a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the th and th centuries, characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches |
Romanesque Romanesque architecture | a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after AD, characterized by round arches and vaults and by the substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornament and arcades |
Norman architecture | a Romanesque style first appearing in Normandy aroundAD and used in Britain from the Norman Conquest until the th century |