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electromechanical computer

electromechanical computer noun: an early type of computer that used electromagnetic relays.

Noun

electromechanical computer (plural electromechanical computers)

  1. An early type of computer that used electromagnetic relays.
    • In 1937, Howard Aiken, a mathematician at Harvard University, developed the idea for a general-purpose electromechanical computer, the Harvard Mark I.

Forms of electromechanical computer

pluralelectromechanical computers
alternative formelectro-mechanical computer

Questions about electromechanical computer

What does electromechanical computer mean?
Electromechanical computer means an early type of computer that used electromagnetic relays.
What part of speech is electromechanical computer?
Electromechanical computer is a noun.
What is the plural of electromechanical computer?
The plural of electromechanical computer is electromechanical computers.

Words near electromechanical computer in the dictionary

  1. electromanometer
  2. electromanometers
  3. electromassage
  4. electromatic
  5. electromechanical
  6. electromechanical computer
  7. electromechanical computers
  8. electromechanically
  9. electromechanicals
  10. electromechanics
  11. electromediated

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