Definition of fifth-generation in English:
fifth-generation
adjectiveˌfɪfθ dʒɛnəˈreɪʃ(ə)nˌfɪ(f)θ ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən
Denoting a proposed new class of computer or programming language employing artificial intelligence.
Example sentencesExamples
- This report describes the French effort and includes a survey of the various French initiatives in hardware and software technologies aimed toward fifth generation computer systems and applications.
- As a wag has put it, to believe an explosion created an ordered universe is like believing a hurricane roaring through a junkyard can create a fifth-generation computer.
- Unfortunately, the results were somewhat disappointing from the perspective of whether something new could be done with the fifth generation computer.
Definition of fifth-generation in US English:
fifth-generation
adjectiveˌfi(f)TH ˌjenəˈrāSHənˌfɪ(f)θ ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən
Denoting a proposed new class of computer or programming language employing artificial intelligence.
Example sentencesExamples
- As a wag has put it, to believe an explosion created an ordered universe is like believing a hurricane roaring through a junkyard can create a fifth-generation computer.
- Unfortunately, the results were somewhat disappointing from the perspective of whether something new could be done with the fifth generation computer.
- This report describes the French effort and includes a survey of the various French initiatives in hardware and software technologies aimed toward fifth generation computer systems and applications.