Meanings
plural thinking machines
- datedA computer.
Electronic computing machine experts warned last night at a meeting of the New York Chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Management that “thinking machines” now appear to be bringing about a second industrial revolution.
1950 November 17, “‘Revolution’ Is Seen In ‘Thinking Machines’”, in The New York Times, →ISSNSynonyms: 'puter, box, calculator, computer, data processing machine, electronic brain, electronic computer, machine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA computer.
Cite this entry
thinking machine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thinking%20machine
“thinking machine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thinking%20machine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thinking machine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thinking%20machine.
Source: thinking machine on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.