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Comment by Harmohit

If we define a computer in very broad terms: a system used to emulate/simulate another system, could we call a wind tunnel a computer? It is a system that is used to infer what would happen high up in the atmosphere or on the race track. Taking it a step further, do animals used for drug testing count as computers? They are used to infer any potential adverse effects in a human body.

Although quite specialized, I think these things would still classify as a computer.

parent Harmohit 2 years ago

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