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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
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International Business Machines.
ENIAC stands for?
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What computer term PC stands for?
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What PC stands for?
personal computer PC stands for Personal Computer.
What NVU stands for in computer?
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What does CD mean in computer term?
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The computer term PC stands for what?
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WHAT DOES C.A.D STAND FOR?
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What is BW stands for computer?
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Stands upright and houses computer components?
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In the computer world the term PC stands for?
personal computer
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Computer-Based Training.
