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Re:Are Any Words the Same in All Languages? by ArekDymalski on Thursday September 07, 2023 @11:45PM (#37429000)
Computer in French is called "Ordinateur". I think robot might be a strong candidate for an universal term.
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Re:Are Any Words the Same in All Languages? by themoonisachees on Friday September 08, 2023 @12:44AM (#37429428)
Internet has to also be pretty up there. IIRC some languages do have their own word for it (and the Académie Française sure would like us to as well) but overall I think a lot of the world just uses the English word.
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