Spanish word

computador

Pronunciation

IPA/komputaˈðoɾ/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncomputer

Example

¿Me prestas tu computador una hora?

Can you lend me your computer for an hour?

Illustration for computador (computer)

More examples

Antes de la reunión, encendí el computador para revisar la presentación.

Before the meeting, I turned on the computer to review the presentation.

Core concept

A portable or desktop electronic device for processing data and running software.

Common phrases

  • encender computador

    turn on the computer

  • apagar computador

    turn off the computer

  • usar computador

    use the computer

Similar words

computadora: Personal computer in Spanish, commonly used in Latin America; feminine grammatical form.
ordenador: Personal computer in Spanish, commonly used in Spain.
PC: Abbreviation of 'personal computer', used informally in speech and writing.
portátil: Small, portable personal computer designed to be carried (a laptop).

Definition in Spanish

Máquina electrónica que procesa datos, ejecuta programas y permite a las personas realizar tareas informáticas.

Word origin

Derived from the verb computar (from Latin computare 'to calculate') with the agentive suffix -dor, giving 'computador' as 'the thing that computes' when applied to 20th-century machines.

Usage tips

  • Computador is grammatically masculine (el computador) while computadora is feminine (la computadora), and different countries favor one form over the other.

Related words

  • computacióncomputer sciencenoun
  • computacionalcomputationaladjective
  • computadoracomputernoun

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