(electronics) An integrated circuit, typically installed in a personal computer or other electronic devices.

A complete piece of software. A set of instructions for a computer. This term can refer to either the executable form that a computer can execute (executable code) or the human readable form (source code). (Several programs, each of which does a task, can be collected as a software package or suite).

plural of computer architecture

(computing) able to operate a personal computer and its associated software and hardware, and to understand most of the underlying concepts (but not necessarily the electronics, or a programming language)

(computing) the ability to operate a personal computer and its associated software and hardware, and to understand most of the underlying concepts (but not necessarily the electronics, or a programming language)

(computing) A person who repairs computers, typically both hardware and software.

plural of computer language

(computing) A computer which is not a quantum computer, nor enjoys any other sort of (yet unknown) mechanism for transcending known computer science; a computer which can be modelled by a deterministic Turing machine

(quantum computing) A computer that exploits quantum mechanical phenomena to transcend classical time complexity limitations.

Alternative spelling of computer literate