early computer

C38666
concept

An early computer is a large, often room-sized electronic or electromechanical machine designed in the mid-20th century to perform basic calculations and data processing using primitive hardware and limited programming capabilities.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
early computer canonical 7

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: early computer
Generated description
An early computer is a large, often room-sized electronic or electromechanical machine designed in the mid-20th century to perform basic calculations and data processing using primitive hardware and limited programming capabilities.

Instances (7)

Instance Via concept surface
Z31 computer
Harvard Mark I computer
surface form: Harvard Mark I
MANIAC I
ILLIAC I
Harvard Mark III computer
surface form: Harvard Mark III
Johnniac computer
EDSAC 2