Where did the word computer come from?

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it is an ancient latin putare word 'computare' meant to count or sum up

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New Computer did not come with Microsoft Word?

I just bought a new Computer (XPS Dell with Windows 7) There is no writing program like Microsoft Word. I thought that it was always included with the computer and the computer price? I've bought several computers from Dell as it is my favored brand...

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It is NEVER included in the price of the machine unless you request it or it is listed in the spec....

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Original dictionary definition was "one who computes" meaning a human who's job is to compute...

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Back before the digital machines we have today there was no simple way to do lots and lots of calculations...

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The Bug In 1947, Grace Murray Hopper was working on the Harvard University Mark II Aiken Relay Calculator...

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Computer used for person, 1646; mechanical calculating machine, 1897; & electronic machine, 194...

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no it comes from a guy Named Micheal dell

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moth in computer in 1952 The term "bug" had been in use for any malfunction or error of a...

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Claude E. Shannon first used the word bit in a 1948 paper. Shannon's bit is a portmanteau word for binary...

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