— computerlike , adj.
/keuhm pyooh"teuhr/ , n.
1. Also called processor . an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Cf. analog computer, digital computer .
2. a person who computes; computist.
[ 1640-50; COMPUTE + -ER 1 ; cf. MF computeur ]