stored program
Adjective
Meaning
of or concerning programs stored in the computer's own memory
Source: WordNetAlternative names
stored-program
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For instance, modern stored-program computers are actually instances of a more specific form of abstract machine known as the random access stored program machine or RASP machine model.
For comparison, later stored-program computers such as the Manchester Mark 1 of 1949 used 4050 valves, citation while ENIAC (1946) used 17,468 valves.
History The earliest programs for stored-program computers were entered in binary through the front panel switches of the computer.
However, prior to 1946, software as we now understand it—programs stored in the memory of stored-program digital computers—did not yet exist.
In 1945 Turing joined the National Physical Laboratory and began work on developing an electronic stored-program digital computer.
It is largely for this reason that these computers are often not considered to contain a proper CPU, despite their close similarity to stored-program computers.