neural computer

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noun

a computer or a software program that uses a neural network simulating the human brain and can be trained to perform specific tasks, as pattern recognition.

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Also called neu·ro·com·put·er

[noor-oh-kuhm-pyoo-ter, nyoor-]. /ˈnʊər oʊ kəmˌpyu tər, ˈnyʊər-/.

Origin of neural computer

First recorded in 1985–90

OTHER WORDS FROM neural computer

neural computing, neu·ro·com·put·ing, noun

Words nearby neural computer

Neupest, neur-, neural, neural arch, neural chip, neural computer, neural crest, neural crest syndrome, neural fold, neuralgia, neuralgia facialis vera

How to use neural computer in a sentence

In this war, the targeting is often happening on computer monitors thousands of miles away, capturing images from drones.
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The resources were what you might expect: Dining room, a media center, a library, a TV room, a meeting room, a computer room.
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Just a few short years ago, I sat down at my computer, and I typed out a similar goodbye letter.
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Turn off the TV, put down your phone, and log off the computer.
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He grew up both a computer geek in the early days of video games and an avid record collector.
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A stimulus sets up a brief neural volley lasting about a hundredth of a second.
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Somebody else led the way to a storeroom, tossed its contents into the hall, and festooned it with used computer tape.
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This is a characteristic of psychological and neural causation.
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A long second ticked by, while Forrester tried to apply even more neural pressure.
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Then, as the blue sheet of neural energy flickered into being, Forrester slumped in sudden relief.
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British Dictionary definitions for neural computer

neural computer

noun

another name for neurocomputer

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