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Re:Completely Silent Computer by zingmars on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @08:10AM (#17081726)
Your oven and fridge (probably) has a computer within them, but they're not computers themselves.
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Re:Completely Silent Computer by nkkollaw on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @09:44AM (#17082287)
According to that definition, yes.

You have programs, you have a UI to control them, they have a CPU and memory.

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Re:Completely Silent Computer by zingmars on Thursday May 17, 2018 @08:09AM (#17090609)
And "that definition" is the official dictionary definition and it works. There is no need to redefine it like you tried to.
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Re:Completely Silent Computer by guhidalg on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @09:46AM (#17082300)
Why not? They have buttons and speakers (I/O), I can program a timer on them, and there’s a little processor in there somewhere. How is that different from an iPad?
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Re:Completely Silent Computer by zingmars on Thursday May 17, 2018 @08:05AM (#17090585)
The computer that has those things is part of the oven, but it is not the oven itself.
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