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Common term for "computer", usually when considered at the hardware level. The Turing Machine, an early example of this usage, was however neither hardware nor software, but only an idea.
[Earlier use?]
(1995-02-15)
Nearby terms: Mach « Machiavelli « machinable « machine » machine code » machine cycle » MAchine INdependent SAIL
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