Words of the day 7/6/10 (2)

Computer: noun                                               

1. A device that computes, especially a programmable electronic machine that performs high-speed mathematical or logical operations or that assembles, stores, correlates, or otherwise processes information.

2. One who computes is called a computist.
   
   Origin:
   1640–50; compute + -er¹; cf. MF computeur

therefore the word come from compute  "to count" and computer, person or thing calculate.

Which words, answer 001
Labial-(a) Relating to the lips, Macarena-(b) A Latin dance, Narcosis-(a) a state of sleep.

Which words 002

Objurgate (a) to bind morally (b) to feel disapproval (c) to reproach vehemently 
Paean (a)a song of praise (b) a heathen (c)intense anger.
Quadratic- (a)consisting of four terms (b)four-handed (c) square

< pervious word of the day -Binary                   next word-concrete >

I thought it meant paralysed - as in the Quadratic Olympics.

trying to be funny as usaual artfizz ?

actually compute was in the 1630s, from French, computer, from Latin, computare "to count, sum up," from com- "with" + putare "to reckon," originally "to prune"

I'm up against some pretty stiff competition ...

kco wrote: pervious word of the day -Binary 

Why not concrete?

you want that word 'concrete' for tomorrow artfizz?

Not if have to do anything! I've just been mixing concrete and it's bloody hard work. Concrete isn't usually pervious - except for special applications.

using a concrete mixer ?

Yes, but I first had to assemble the mixer. My wheelbarrow has large holes in it and, in any case, I was concreting steps, so I had to carry the concrete up the steps in buckets. As a consequence, I've now got a Paean in the neck.

are we called computist when we are using the computer ?

"The first use of the word "computer" was recorded in 1613, referring to a person who carried out calculations, or computations, and the word continued to be used in that sense until the middle of the 20th century."

Some of my colleagues who worked during the 50's had "Computer" as their job title. The ones who worked in HR were known as Personnel Computers.

I'd really like to know the difference between a tintinabulater and a campanologist?

Pull the other one: it's got bells on.

Personnel computers

Here's another snippet of history you may not be familiar with ...

The four Goldberg brothers, Lowell, Norman, Hiram, and Max, invented  and developed the first automobile air-conditioner.  On July 17, 1946, the temperature in Detroit was  97 degrees. 

The four brothers walked into old man  Henry Ford's office and sweet-talked his secretary into  telling him that four gentlemen were there with the most  exciting innovation in the auto industry since the electric  starter. 

Henry was curious and invited them into  his office. They refused and instead asked that he come  out to the parking lot to their car. 

They  persuaded him to get into the car, which was about 130  degrees, turned on the air conditioner, and cooled the  car off immediately. 

The old man got very excited  and invited them back to the office, where he offered  them $3 million for the patent.

The brothers  refused, saying they would settle for $2 million, but  they wanted the recognition by having a label, 'The  Goldberg Air-Conditioner,' on the dashboard of each car  in which it was installed. 

Now old man Ford was  more than just a little anti-Semitic, and there was no  way he was going to put the Goldberg's name on two million  Fords. 

They haggled back and forth for about two  hours and finally agreed on $4 million and that just  their first names would be shown. 

And so to this  day, all Ford air conditioners show -- Lo, Norm, Hi, and  Max -- on the controls.

HA-HA