thinking machine

English

Noun

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, →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.