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  2. Computer - Wikipedia

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    A human computer, with microscope and calculator, 1952. It was not until the mid-20th century that the word acquired its modern definition; according to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first known use of the word computer was in a different sense, in a 1613 book called The Yong Mans Gleanings by the English writer Richard Brathwait: "I haue [] read the truest computer of Times, and the best ...

  3. Tim Walz - Wikipedia

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    Timothy James Walz (/ w ɔː l z / ⓘ WAWLZ; born April 6, 1964) is an American politician, former educator, and a retired U.S. Army non-commissioned officer.He has served since 2019 as the 41st governor of Minnesota.

  4. George Washington Vanderbilt II - Wikipedia

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    George Washington Vanderbilt, John Singer Sargent, 1890 George W. Vanderbilt II was the youngest child of William Henry Vanderbilt and Maria Louisa Kissam. Though there is no evidence to suggest that he referred to himself using a numerical suffix, various sources have called him both George Washington Vanderbilt II and III.

  5. Computer program - Wikipedia

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    The computer program was written on paper for reference. An instruction was represented by a configuration of on/off settings. After setting the configuration, an execute button was pressed. This process was then repeated. Computer programs also were automatically inputted via paper tape, punched cards or magnetic-tape. After the medium was ...

  6. Kamala Harris - Wikipedia

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    Kamala Devi Harris [b] (born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 49th and current vice president of the United States since 2021 under President Joe Biden.

  7. Works Progress Administration - Wikipedia

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    The Works Progress Administration (WPA; renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry out public works projects, [1] including the construction of public buildings and roads.

  8. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site - Wikipedia

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    West portico. Historically known as Hyde Park, the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site is one of the area's oldest Hudson River estates. [3] The earliest development of the estate began in 1764 when Dr. John Bard purchased land on the east side of the Albany Post Road, where he built Red House and developed the agricultural aspects of the eastern section of the property that continued ...

  9. Pharming - Wikipedia

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    Pharming requires unprotected access to target a computer, such as altering a customer's home computer, rather than a corporate business server. [citation needed] The term "pharming" is a neologism based on the words "farming" and "phishing". Phishing is a type of social-engineering attack to obtain access credentials, such as user names and ...