電算機|でんさんきdensanki

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Definitions
  1. noun, computingelectronic computer
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Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymコンピュータNeutralThe everyday loanword and modern default for a computer; 「電算機」 sounds dated and survives mainly in the names of institutions.
  • Synonym計算機けいさんきNeutralA general term for any machine that calculates, including calculators; 「電算機」 refers only to electronic computers.
  • Synonym電子計算機でんしけいさんきFormalThe formal full name, found in laws and official documents; 「電算機」 is simply its abbreviation.
  • Synonym電算でんさんWrittenA written-register short form of 「電子計算」, used mostly in compounds such as 「電算処理」 and 「電算室」 rather than on its own.

In everyday speech say 「コンピューター」 (a personal computer is 「パソコン」). 「電算機」 and 「電子計算機」 are old-style or official wording, seen in institution names and legal texts. 「計算機」 also covers calculators; 「電算」 appears in written compounds like 「電算処理」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 「電子計算機でんしけいさんき」の略りゃく。電算でんさん。
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