Computer vs. Plank

Computernoun

A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.

Planknoun

A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.

Computernoun

A male computer, where the female computer is called a computress.

Planknoun

A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue.

‘Germanization was a central plank of German conservative thinking in the 19th and 20th centuries.’;

Computernoun

A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media.

Planknoun

Physical exercise in which one holds a pushup position for a measured length of time.

Computernoun

One who computes.

Planknoun

A stupid person, idiot.

Computernoun

an electronic device for performing calculations automatically. It consists of a clock to provide voltage pulses to synchronize the operations of the devices within the computer, a central processing unit, where the arithmetical and logical operations are performed on data, a random-access memory, where the programs and data are stored for rapid access, devices to input data and output results, and various other peripheral devices of widely varied function, as well as circuitry to support the main operations.

Planknoun

That which supports or upholds.

Computernoun

same as digital computer.

Plankverb

(transitive) To cover something with planking.

‘to plank a floor or a ship’;

Computernoun

a machine for performing calculations automatically

Plankverb

(transitive) To bake (fish, etc.) on a piece of cedar lumber.

Computernoun

an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)

Plankverb

To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash.

‘to plank money in a wager’;

Computer

A computer is a machine that can be programmed to carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations automatically. Modern computers can perform generic sets of operations known as programs.

Plankverb

(transitive) To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.

Plankverb

To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.

Plankverb

(intransitive) To pose for a photograph while lying rigid, face down, arms at side, in an unusual place.

Planknoun

A broad piece of sawed timber, differing from a board only in being thicker. See Board.

Planknoun

Fig.: That which supports or upholds, as a board does a swimmer.

‘His charity is a better plank than the faith of an intolerant and bitter-minded bigot.’;

Planknoun

One of the separate articles in a declaration of the principles of a party or cause; as, a plank in the national platform.

Plankverb

To cover or lay with planks; as, to plank a floor or a ship.

Plankverb

To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash; as, to plank money in a wager.

Plankverb

To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.

Plankverb

To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.

Planknoun

a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes

Planknoun

an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party

Plankverb

cover with planks;

‘The streets were planked’;

Plankverb

set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise;

‘He planked the money on the table’; ‘He planked himself into the sofa’;

Plankverb

cook and serve on a plank;

‘Planked vegetable’; ‘Planked shad’;