digital computer

an electronic device that processes information, including making numeric calculations. It is called “digital” because the machine’s primary mechanisms include counting, comparing, and rearranging digits in its memory and processing modules. The (digital) unit for these computations is called a bit. Compare analog computer.

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morula

n. an early stage of embryological development, extending from the first cleavage of the zygote until the blastula is formed by further divisions of daughter cells.