computator

English

Noun

computator (plural computators)

(archaic) A person who performs computations.
(archaic) A mechanical device that performs computation.
(humorous) Synonym of computer (“electronic device”) (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Interlingua

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish computador, Portuguese computador. Equivalent to computar +‎ -tor.

Noun

computator (plural computatores)

computer

Latin

Verb

computātor

second-person singular future passive imperative of computō
third-person singular future passive imperative of computō

References

computator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
computator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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