noun, masculine/ɔʁ.di.na.tœʁ/plural: ordinateurs
a computer, a computing device.; one who performs an ordination ceremony
“Il a un ordinateur.” — He has a computer.
Synonyms: calculateur, ordi
Borrowed from Latin ōrdinātōrem (“one who orders”), from ōrdinō (“to order, organize”). In its application to computing, it was coined by the professor of philology Jacques Perret in a letter dated 16 April 1955, in response to a request from IBM France, who believed the word calculateur was too restrictive in light of the possibilities of these machines.