COMPUTING DEVICE Synonyms

• equipment designed to serve a specific function

• (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function

• a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

• durable goods for home or office use

• the top of a desk

• (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear

• an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

• something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect

• any clever maneuver

• any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)

• an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)

• an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

• a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

• major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)

• instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal

• (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system

• a device that requires skill for proper use

• the means whereby some act is accomplished

• a person used by another to gain an end

• (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right

• the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process

• any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds

• equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling

• write an instrumental score for

• address a legal document to

• a portable computer small enough to use in your lap

• any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

• an efficient person

• an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently

• a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point

• a group that controls the activities of a political party

• a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

• turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery

• make by machinery

• a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room

• (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing

• a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda

• a small compact portable computer

• a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market

• someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)

• (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing

• a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)

• (court games) the player who serves to start a point

• (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network

• utensil used in serving food or drink

• a mobile phone with more advanced computing capability and connectivity than basic feature phones

• a mainframe computer that is one of the most powerful available at a given time

• instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

• a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

• (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium

• a complex of methods or rules governing behavior

• an organized structure for arranging or classifying

• a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts

• a procedure or process for obtaining an objective

• the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole

• an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized

• a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription

• a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

• a small flat compressed cake of some substance

• a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet

• a portable computer with a touchscreen

• the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines or utensils) and techniques to control one's environment

• the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems

• machinery and equipment developed from engineering or other applied sciences