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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ōrdinātōrem (“one who orders”), from ōrdinō (“to order, organize”).
In its application to computing, it was coined by the professor of philology Jacques Perret in a letter dated 16 April 1955, in response to a request from IBM France, who believed the word calculateur was too restrictive in light of the possibilities of these machines (this is a very rare example of the creation of a neologism authenticated by dated letter).
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Noun
ordinateur m (plural ordinateurs)
- (computing) a computer, a computing device.
- Synonyms: calculateur, ordi
- Hyponyms: micro, micro-ordinateur, mini-ordinateur, PC
- Il a un ordinateur. ― He has a computer.
- Elle est à l’ordinateur. ― She is at the computer.
- (archaic, Christianity) One who performs an ordination ceremony
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