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Before electronics existed, being a computer was an actual profession, a human performing administrative and/or scientific calculations. The profession eventually became obsolete with the dawn of [[Mechanical computer|mechanical]] and [[Electronic computer|electronic]] computing devices. | Before electronics existed, being a computer was an actual profession, a human performing administrative and/or scientific calculations. The profession eventually became obsolete with the dawn of [[Mechanical computer|mechanical]] and [[Electronic computer|electronic]] computing devices. | ||
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History
Before electronics existed, being a computer was an actual profession, a human performing administrative and/or scientific calculations. The profession eventually became obsolete with the dawn of mechanical and electronic computing devices.