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precomputer

precomputer adjective: before the availability of computer technology.

Adjective

precomputer (not comparable)

  1. Before the availability of computer technology.
    • But they did not count the last three to six months of work history because in a precomputer age, those records were often unavailable.2007 September 14, “More Help Needed for Tougher Times”, in New York Times

Noun

precomputer (plural precomputers)

  1. A device used for calculation before the development of computers.

Forms of precomputer

pluralprecomputers

Origin of precomputer

From pre- + computer.

Questions about precomputer

What does precomputer mean?
Precomputer means before the availability of computer technology.
What part of speech is precomputer?
Precomputer can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near precomputer in the dictionary

  1. precomputation
  2. precomputational
  3. precomputations
  4. precompute
  5. precomputed
  6. precomputer
  7. precomputers
  8. precomputes
  9. precomputing
  10. preconceit
  11. preconceited

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