computer programme
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcomputerandprogramme
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computer
noun[C or U]
uk/kəmˈpjuː.tər/us/kəmˈpjuː.t̬ɚ/
an electronic machine that is used for storing, organizing, and finding words, numbers, and pictures, for doing calculations, and for controlling ...
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programme
noun[C]
uk/ˈprəʊ.ɡræm/us/ˈproʊ.ɡræm/
a broadcast on television ...
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(Definition ofcomputerandprogrammefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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One cannot have onecomputerprogrammefor the register, one for the collection and one for the rebate system.
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Even if a local authority cannot get its fullcomputerprogrammein operation, it should be able to calculate these sums.
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But each local authority seems to be working out its own scheme, often involving designing its owncomputerprogramme.
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The numerical computation was undertaken with the assistance of acomputerprogrammewhich tallied each instance of every category.
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First, the training and use of the experimental procedure was conducted through acomputerprogramme.
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Family reconstitutions have been carried out by means of acomputerprogrammewhich links scattered information on marriages, births and deaths in families.
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Participants respond by touching a stimulus directly on the screen, and the location of the touch is recorded by thecomputerprogramme.
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Further, challenges exist when combiningcomputerprogrammedevelopment with the field of nutrition.
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Computing systems have come a long way from the days when software was simply another name for acomputerprogrammethat produced a result on a printer.
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There is no universal definition of what constitutes acomputerprogramme.
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The process of coding and analysing the data in preparation for thecomputerprogrammehad been started.
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It is as though thecomputerprogrammeexists, but it has not yet been triggered.
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For the 1996–97 tax year the number of people completing their self-assessment tax returns using acomputerprogrammewas almost 505,000.
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We are deferring part of the roll-out of thecomputerprogrammeuntil we can be sure that it will not cause further delays.
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There is nocomputerprogrammeavailable which would enable the figures to be produced.
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They are not obvious, but they can have dramatic effects; onecomputerprogrammecan be of immense importance and tremendous value in terms of organisation.
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Creating the right conditions for employment is not just an academic exercise on acomputerprogramme.
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A new firm would not have nearly enough time to write a newcomputerprogrammeto implement the policy.
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