1946年2月15日，世界上第一台通用电子数字计算机正式诞生，命名为电子数字积分计算机，英文缩写为ENIAC。 需要说明的是，ENIAC并非人类历史上首台电子计算机，此前已有阿塔纳索夫-贝瑞计算机问世。但ENIAC是第一台具备完全通用性、可重新编程的全电子计算机 ...

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