Collocations for "computer"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "computer" in context.
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computer
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [a fast, an old, a new, a home] computer
- a [work, personal, laptop, desktop, gaming] computer
- a computer for [work]
- my computer is (going) slow
- my computer [has crashed, won't start up, isn't working]
- why is my computer so slow?
- [restart, reboot, boot up] your computer
- have you tried [restarting] your computer?
- turned his computer [on, off]
- turn [off] your computer
- need to [get, buy] a new computer
- learn to use a computer
- connect your computer to the [screen, monitor, projector, network]
- [build, make, put together] a computer
- ask him to [repair, fix, troubleshoot] my computer
- program the computer (to)
- does not [understand, like, trust] computers
- did my [homework, assignment, project] on the computer
- [designed, animated] by computer
- [design, distribute, program, play] computer games
- a computer [screen, keyboard, program, virus]
- a computer programmer
- studied computer science
- computer [systems, parts, hardware]
- computer [programming, repair]
- computer [motherboards, chips, processors]
- computer [brands, makes, models]
- computer animation
'computer' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
clear
- clock
- color
- connect
- crap
- crashed
- eye
- fool
- input
- link
- lock
- mess
- power
- program
- remove
- respond
- search
- short
- slow
- sort
- spend
- suit
- switch
- test
- update
- wire
- about
- application
- birthday
- cost
- crash
- data
- design
- display
- engineering
- extra
- feature
- game
- health
- issue
- key
- language
- life
- working
- wish
- window
- web
- university
- trouble
- trade