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Computer is not an acronym, it is a device that "computes" by executing basic instructions.
The word computer is generated from the English word "compute," and its general meaning of calculation.
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Some people have made up backronyms (words/explanations that were invented afterward to try to assign meaning to a non-acronym). Here are some of them... but none of them have anything to do with the origin of the word computer:
- Communication Oriented Machine Purposely Utilized Technical Educational Research
- Commonly operating machine that is perfectly used for technological and educational research
- Commonly Operated Machine Particularly Used for Trade Education and Research.
- Common operated machine particularly used for technology education and research
- Common Operating Machine Particularly Used for Trade, Education, and Research
- Communication Oriented Machine Purposely Utilizing Technical Educational Research
Wiki User
∙ 7y ago
Wiki User
∙ 16y agoCOMPUTER stands for C -> Commonly
O -> Operated
M -> Machinary
P -> Parts
U -> Used in
T -> Trade
E -> Education &
R -> Research.
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