Programs stored in the memory of a computer enable the computer to perform a variety of tasks in sequence or even intermittently.
The application of a computer enables one to provide early diagnostics and successful treatment using specifically designed computer programs instead of, or in conjunction with, medications or surgery.
Could a computer enable any one of us to make good wine at home?
Called "BeAware with ChatWatch," the software takes periodic screen shots of a monitored computer, enabling a parent or suspicious spouse to see everything that crosses the screen, including web pages and chat and instant messages (IM).
Software recognizes and interpret shapes sketched on a tablet computer, enabling designers to bypass paper.
It can, for example, turn on the camera and audio-recording functions of an infected computer, enabling monitors to see and hear what goes on in a room.
Videodermatoscopy, which is performed with a probe equipped with lenses providing higher magnification (up to ×1,000) and connected to a personal computer, enables more detailed inspection of the skin than does manual dermoscopy and enables storage of digital images.
Internet search engines place electronic tags - called cookies - on users' computers, enabling a search engine to compile a database of customer behaviour, in the same way that store cards help retailers track who is buying what items.
That would make engineering a cell more like designing a bridge or a computer chip, enabling biologists to put prefabricated components together in different combinations.
RTA stands for road traffic accident and the portal is simply a computer system enabling claimants' lawyers to send standardised accident claims direct to defendants and their insurers for settlement.
