| 释义 |
number-cruncher
num′ber-crunch`er
n. Informal. a person, computer, or computer program that performs a great many numerical calculations. [1965–70] num′ber-crunch`ing, adj.
number-cruncher
number cruncher1. A person who works primarily with large, numerous, or complex mathematical equations. I didn't realize you had to be a number cruncher in this job. I'm finding it really overwhelming! I leave the more serious computations to the number crunchers in the accounting department.2. A computer capable of performing very large or complicated mathematical calculations. The company's newest number cruncher is designed to process huge amounts of data mined from millions of their customers.3. A computer program designed to perform very large or complicated mathematical calculations. We used to process all these data manually, but eventually I decided to create a number cruncher to do it for us.See also: cruncher, numbernumber-cruncher1. n. someone who works with figures; an accountant. The number-crunchers are trying to get the annual report ready. 2. n. a large and powerful computer. (Computers.) They traded in the old computer for a powerful number-cruncher. |