biocomputer

noun

bio·com·put·er ¦bī-(ˌ)o-kəm-¦pyü-tər How to pronounce biocomputer (audio)

plural biocomputers

: a computer that uses components of biological origin (such as molecules of DNA) instead of electrical components

The device is rudimentary—it can only perform basic high-school-level math problems. But this tiny "biocomputer" no bigger than a dime is powered by DNA, not silicon, and it represents one of the first significant steps toward a holy grail of science.

Alex Salkever, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2000

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

单词	biocomputer
释义	biocomputer noun bio·com·put·er ¦bī-(ˌ)o-kəm-¦pyü-tər plural biocomputers : a computer that uses components of biological origin (such as molecules of DNA) instead of electrical components The device is rudimentary—it can only perform basic high-school-level math problems. But this tiny "biocomputer" no bigger than a dime is powered by DNA, not silicon, and it represents one of the first significant steps toward a holy grail of science. Alex Salkever, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2000 Word History First Known Use 1952, in the meaning defined above
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