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  1. What is the meaning of the first known English passage with the word ...

    May 25, 2017 · The Oxford English Dictionary gives this as its earliest citation for the word "computer": 1613 ‘R. B.’ Yong Mans Gleanings 1, I haue read the truest computer of Times, and the best …

  2. the computer screen. vs the computer of the screen

    Feb 21, 2024 · Screen Sharing allows a computer to connect to another computer on a network and display the computer's screen. While sharing the computer's screen, the user can control what …

  3. Etymology of "computer" before computer referred to a machine

    Jun 11, 2011 · Before the term "computer" referred to electronic analog or digital computers, it was said to be used to describe people who did computing. Was "Computer" actually a formal job title? How …

  4. The computer is too expensive for me to buy it.

    Oct 19, 2023 · The computer is too expensive [for me to buy __ ]. The object of "buy" is missing but recoverable from an antecedent expression, in this case "the computer". Since "buy" already has an …

  5. Windows update made computer unusable - Microsoft Community

    Jul 2, 2020 · Windows update made computer unusable Windows did an update last night and now I can't use the computer.

  6. single word requests - Term for main part of desktop computer

    Apr 13, 2014 · I find your question interesting. Because non-techies often refer to everything as their desktop computer or workstation because the monitor, mouse, and keyboard are bundled with it. …

  7. computer not working - WordReference Forums

    May 3, 2007 · Hello, When your computer ( or program you were working on ) is blocked fr some particular reason. Can we say : My computer ( software) is hung / is frozen. Would you use these …

  8. Is there a word for "people who are computer illiterate"?

    The use of the word "illiterate," as in "Joe Jones is computer illiterate (or a computer illiterate)" is unfortunate at best. Some of the most literate people in the world shy away from computers, and for …

  9. installed 'in' or 'on' the computer? | WordReference Forums

    Nov 11, 2010 · Shall I say: I have installed xxx in my computer, or I have installed xxx on my computer? or is either way okay? I am confused due to the influence of my first language.

  10. verbs - "log in to" or "log into" or "login to" - English Language ...

    When writing an instruction about connecting to a computer using ssh, telnet, etc., I'm not sure what spacing to use in this familiar spoken phrase: "Log in to host.com" "Log into host.com" "Login to