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  1. Capture Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    b : to get and put (information) into a form that can be read or used by a computer

  2. Computer | Definition, History, Operating Systems, & Facts | Britannica

    Feb 6, 2026 · A computer is a programmable device for processing, storing, and displaying information. Learn more in this article about modern digital electronic computers and their design, constituent …

  3. Nicolas Maduro | Biography, Facts, Capture, & Presidency | Britannica

    4 days ago · Nicolas Maduro is a politician who succeeded Hugo Chavez as president of Venezuela in 2013 upon Chavez’s death. As world oil prices fell and the collapse of the Venezuelan economy was …

  4. Capture of Savannah (1778) | American Revolution, Description ...

    Dec 22, 2025 · On December 29, 1778, during the American Revolution, the British captured the port of Savannah in Georgia to strengthen their control over the southern colonies.

  5. Motion capture | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

    Motion capture is the process used to translate physical movement in 3D space into a digitized and tracked computer format.

  6. St. Joan of Arc - French Heroine, Martyr, Trial | Britannica

    Feb 12, 2026 · St. Joan of Arc - French Heroine, Martyr, Trial: On her way back to Compiègne, Joan heard that John of Luxembourg, the captain of a Burgundian company, had laid siege to the city. …

  7. What is a computer? | Britannica

    A computer is a machine that can store and process information. Most computers rely on a binary system, which uses two variables, 0 and 1, to complete tasks such as storing data, calculating …

  8. Computer - Technology, Invention, History | Britannica

    Feb 6, 2026 · Computer - Technology, Invention, History: By the second decade of the 19th century, a number of ideas necessary for the invention of the computer were in the air.

  9. computer summary | Britannica

    Computer, device for processing, storing, and displaying information. Computer once meant a person who did computations, but now the term almost universally refers to automated electronic machinery.

  10. Computer science | Definition, Types, & Facts | Britannica

    Jan 23, 2026 · Computer science is the study of computers and computing, including their theoretical and algorithmic foundations, hardware and software, and their uses for processing information.