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* [http://www.computerhistory.org/ Computer History] | * [http://www.computerhistory.org/ The Computer History Museum] | ||
* [http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-75-710/science_technology/computers/ CBC Digital Archives – Computer Invasion: A History of Automation in Canada] | * [http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-75-710/science_technology/computers/ CBC Digital Archives – Computer Invasion: A History of Automation in Canada] | ||
* [http://www97.intel.com/discover/JourneyInside/TJI_Intro_lesson1/default.aspx http://www97.intel.com/discover/JourneyInside/TJI_Intro_lesson1/default.aspx] | * [http://www97.intel.com/discover/JourneyInside/TJI_Intro_lesson1/default.aspx http://www97.intel.com/discover/JourneyInside/TJI_Intro_lesson1/default.aspx] | ||
Revision as of 12:38, 24 April 2007
The earliest reference of the term computer comes from the French word of the same in 1631, derived from the Latin word 'computare' meaning "to count, to sum up". The word is formed from the two roots com- "with" +putare "to reckon"(originally "to prune")[1].
References
- ↑ "compute", Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved on 2007-04-24.