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What is a vacuum tube in a computer?

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What is a vacuum tube in a computer?

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An electronic device that controls the flow of electrons in a vacuum. It is used as a switch, amplifier or display screen (CRT). Used as on/off switches, vacuum tubes allowed the first computers to perform digital computations.

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