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The first recorded use of the word in the English language was in 1613 and referred to a person - someone who computed.

The first recorded use of the word for an electrical item which did the computation for you was 1897.

Although Charles Babbage had devised what was effectively a mechanical computer in 1837, the term, 'computer' was not used for it. He called it an 'Analytical Engine'.

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