The history of the modern computer begins with two separate technologies, automated calculation and programmability, but no single device can be identified as the earliest computer, partly because of the inconsistent application of that term.
The history of the modern computer begins with two separate technologies. The history of the modern computer begins with automated calculation. The history of the modern computer begins with programmability. No single device can be identified as the earliest computer. This was partly because of the inconsistent application of that term.