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| Nilsen, Don L. F. | 1 |
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Nilsen, Don L. F. – Educational Technology, 1984
Discusses the botanical, animal, clothing, and genealogy metaphors and personification present in terminology which describes the computer and its functions, and asserts that computers are becoming so personified there is little difference between terms associated with humans and computers. It is also suggested that programmers are becoming less…
Descriptors: Computers, Metaphors, Microcomputers, Programers
