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German
Etymology
From rechnen + -er. Compare English counter.
Pronunciation
Noun
Rechner m (strong, genitive Rechners, plural Rechner, feminine Rechnerin)
- agent noun of rechnen; person who calculates
Noun
Rechner m (strong, genitive Rechners, plural Rechner)
- (computing) computer
- Synonyms: Computer, Rechenmaschine
2022 May 3, Adrian Lobe, “„Runet“ soll Russlands Internet werden: Der virtuelle Eiserne Vorhang”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:So erfolgte die russische DDoS-Attacke auf Georgien 2008 – eine Angriffsstrategie, bei der Webseiten mit massenhaft Datenpaketen geflutet werden – unter anderem über amerikanische Rechner.- Thus, the Russian DDoS attack against Georgia in 2008 – an offensive strategy that floods websites with massive amounts of data packets – was executed via American computers, amongst others.
- calculator (one that is either too big to fit in one's pocket or is a virtual calculator like in a phone or computer app)
- Clipping of Taschenrechner, handheld calculator
- reckoner (clarification of this definition is needed)
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Further reading
- “Rechner” in Duden online
- “Rechner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache