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digital computer
noun
- a computer that processes information in digital form.
digital computer
noun
- an electronic computer in which the input is discrete rather than continuous, consisting of combinations of numbers, letters, and other characters written in an appropriate programming language and represented internally in binary notation Compare analog computer
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Word History and Origins
Origin of digital computer1
First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences
After the war he produced a detailed design for a digital computer in the modern sense.
From BBC
It says they "shed new light" on the "genesis and workings of Colossus", which is considered by many to be the first ever digital computer.
From BBC
Bletchley Park’s wartime scientists developed Colossus, the first programmable digital computer, to crack the Lorenz cipher that Hitler used to communicate with his generals.
From Seattle Times
Modern computer models -- for example for complex, potent AI applications -- push traditional digital computer processes to their limits.
From Science Daily
You can’t really simulate this on a digital computer because it’s too complicated.
From Scientific American
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