27 Jan
2011
27 Jan
'11
12:46 p.m.
On Wed, 26 Jan 2011, Jonas Otter wrote:
Although I use a printed OED a lot, I don't necessarily trust an English
dictionary for the precise techncial definition of a term. In general,
certianly the smaller versios of the OED define the word as it's commonly
used (which, to be fair, is what most people need to know). I have
hoever, often been pleasantly suprised by techncial terms in the OED, the
drfinitons are a lot more acurate than in some other reference books.
-tony
Definition of "computer" from the
Oxford Dictionaries Online:
an electronic device which is capable of receiving information (data) in
^^^^^^^^^^
[...]
Aha, so Oxford's dictionary is as trustworthy as Wikipedia ;-) Everyone
knows that the Z3 is a computer, too.