1. A step-by-step procedure or set of rules that a computer follows to solve a problem or perform a calculation
The search engine uses a complex computer algorithm to rank web pages.
O mecanismo de busca usa um algoritmo de computador complexo para classificar páginas da web.
2. A finite sequence of well-defined computational instructions for solving a class of problems or performing a computation
Developers optimized the computer algorithm to improve processing speed.
Os desenvolvedores otimizaram o algoritmo de computador para melhorar a velocidade de processamento.