com|put|er|ized /kəmpjuː təra I zd/ in BRIT, also use computerised 1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A computerized system, process, or business is one in which the work is done by computer. □ The National Cancer Institute now has a computerized system that can quickly provide information. □ …the most highly-computerized businesses.
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Computerized information is stored on a computer. □ Computerized data bases are proliferating fast. □ The public registry in Panama City keeps computerized records of all companies.
compu ter-li terate ADJ If someone is computer-literate , they have enough skill and knowledge to be able to use a computer. □ We look for applicants who are numerate, computer-literate and energetic self-starters.
com|pu|ting /kəmpjuː t I ŋ/
1 N‑UNCOUNT Computing is the activity of using a computer and writing programs for it. □ Courses range from cookery to computing.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] Computing means relating to computers and their use. □ Many graduates are employed in the electronics and computing industries.
com|rade /kɒ mre I d, [AM ] -ræd/ (comrades ) N‑COUNT [usu poss N ] Your comrades are your friends, especially friends that you share a difficult or dangerous situation with. [LITERARY ] □ Unlike so many of his comrades he survived the war.
co mrade-in-a rms (comrades-in-arms ) also comrade in arms N‑COUNT [oft poss N ] A comrade-in-arms is someone who has worked for the same cause or purpose as you and has shared the same difficulties and dangers. □ …Deng Xiaoping, Mao's long-time comrade-in-arms.
com|rade|ly /kɒ mre I dli, [AM ] -ræd-/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you do something in a comradely way, you are being pleasant and friendly to other people. [FORMAL ] □ They worked in comradely silence.
com|rade|ship /kɒ mre I dʃ I p, [AM ] -ræd-/ N‑UNCOUNT Comradeship is friendship between a number of people who are doing the same work or who share the same difficulties or dangers. □ [+ of ] …the comradeship of his fellow soldiers.
con /kɒ n/ (cons , conning , conned )
1 VERB If someone cons you, they persuade you to do something or believe something by telling you things that are not true. [INFORMAL ] □ [V n + of/out of ] He claimed that the businessman had conned him of £10,000. □ [V n + into ] White conned his way into a job as a warehouseman. □ [be V -ed] The British motorist has been conned by the government. [Also V n]
2 N‑COUNT A con is a trick in which someone deceives you by telling you something that is not true. [INFORMAL ] □ Slimming snacks that offer miraculous weight loss are a con.
3 N‑COUNT A con is the same as a convict . [INFORMAL ]
4 → see also mod cons
5 pros and cons → see pro
Con
1 N‑TITLE Con is the written abbreviation for constable , when it is part of a police officer's title. [BRIT ] □ …Det Con Terence Woodwiss.
2 Con is the written abbreviation for conservative . [BRIT ] □ This issue could be resolved with a further debate with leaders of the Greens, SNP and Ukip, and no Lib, Lab or Con.
co n art|ist (con artists ) N‑COUNT A con artist is someone who tricks other people into giving them their money or property.
conc. Conc. is the written abbreviation for concessionary . [BRIT ] □ The guided tours cost £4 (conc. £3.50).
con|cat|ena|tion /kɒnkæ təne I ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT A concatenation of things or events is their occurrence one after another, because they are linked. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] …the Internet, the world's biggest concatenation of computing power.
con|cave /kɒ nke I v, kɒnke I v/ ADJ A surface that is concave curves inwards in the middle. □ …a concave stomach.
con|ceal /kənsiː l/ (conceals , concealing , concealed )
1 VERB If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully. □ [V n] Frances decided to conceal the machine behind a hinged panel. □ [V -ed] Five people were arrested for carrying concealed weapons.
2 VERB If you conceal a piece of information or a feeling, you do not let other people know about it. □ [V n] Robert could not conceal his relief. □ [V n + from ] She knew at once that he was concealing something from her.
3 VERB If something conceals something else, it covers it and prevents it from being seen. □ [V n] …a pair of carved Indian doors which conceal a built-in cupboard.
con|ceal|ment /kənsiː lmənt/
1 N‑UNCOUNT Concealment is the state of being hidden or the act of hiding something. □ [+ of ] …the concealment of weapons.
2 N‑UNCOUNT The concealment of information or a feeling involves keeping it secret. □ [+ of ] His concealment of his true motives was masterly. □ [+ of ] I think there was deliberate concealment of relevant documents.
con|cede ◆◇◇ /kənsiː d/ (concedes , conceding , conceded )