/²dɑːtɔr/, /²dɑːtʊr/
UrsprungFrom data + -or. Proposed in 1967 by professor Börje Langefors, as a parallel to doktor and traktor, based on data. Earlier Swedish words for computer were kalkylator, matematikmaskin, elektronhjärna and datamaskin, the latter often colloquially abbreviated to data.
- common-gendera computer (data processing machine)
- common-gender, form-of, indefinite, plural, rareindefinite plural of data
Formerdator(indefinite, nominative, singular) · dators(genitive, indefinite, singular) · datorn(definite, nominative, singular) · datorns(definite, genitive, singular) · datorer(indefinite, nominative, plural) · datorers(genitive, indefinite, plural) · datorerna(definite, nominative, plural) · datorernas(definite, genitive, plural)