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noun
A computer that implements the von Neumann architecture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Any machine that is capable of self-replication.
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Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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noun
any digital computer incorporating the ideas of stored programs and serial counters that were proposed in 1946 by von Neumann and his colleagues
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: digital computer
History
For John von Neumann, Hungarian mathematician.
Across languages
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