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thinking machine (plural thinking machines)

  1. (dated) A computer.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:computer
    • 1950 November 17, “‘Revolution’ Is Seen In ‘Thinking Machines’”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      Electronic computing machine experts warned last night at a meeting of the New York Chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Management that “thinking machines” now appear to be bringing about a second industrial revolution.