60 Examples of Computers

John Spacey, February 02, 2022

A computer is a machine that processes data and performs calculations. These include things that are obviously computers such as laptops and smartphones and things that have computers embedded inside them such as home appliances and vehicles. It is currently possible to embed small computers in very small things such as a credit card. The following are common examples of computers including examples of things with computers embedded inside.

Air Purifiers	Aircraft
Bank Machines	Calculators
Computer Peripherals (e.g. keyboards)	Credit Cards (with security chip)
Desktop Computers	Digital Billboards
Digital Cameras	Digital Projectors
Electronic Safes	Elevators
Energy Infrastructure (e.g. solar power system)	Game Controllers
Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC systems)	Home Appliances
IT Infrastructure (e.g. Wifi Router)	Identification Cards (with encryption features)
Laptops	Lights / Lighting Systems
Mainframes	Media Players
Medical Devices	Microconsoles
Mini Computers	Musical Instruments (e.g. keyboard)
Netbooks	Point of Sale (e.g. cash register)
Printers / 3D Printers	Production Lines
Radios	Robots
Safety Infrastructure (e.g. fire alarms)	Satellites
Scientific Instruments	Secure Keys (e.g. car keys)
Security Systems	Self-checkout Kiosk
Sensors	Servers (e.g. data center server racks)
Smart Speakers	Smartphones
Spacecraft	Streaming Media Devices
Supercomputers	Tablets
Televisions	Tools
Toys	Tracking Devices (e.g. asset tracking tags)
Tractors	Traffic Lights
Trains	Transportation Infrastructure (e.g. radar for air traffic control)
Vacuums	Vehicles
Vending Machines	Video Game Consoles
Watches / Clocks	Wearable Technology