# computer (digital)

a device that processes digital information using code

- Computed level: L11 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: common  ·  Arena: EmergenceLexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [device](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-device.tool), [digital](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-digital.electrical), [code](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-code.information), [information](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-information.knowledge), [process](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-process.general), [use](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-use.application)

**Through:** the device uses code to change digital information through a structured process

**Novel properties:**
- automated information transformation
- programmable operation
- digital execution control

## Examples
- The F-16 fighter jet's fly-by-wire system computes pilot inputs 80 times per second to adjust flight surfaces. *(engineering)*
- The Z3, built by Konrad Zuse in 1941, executed programs from punched film tape to solve complex calculations. *(computing)*
- Farmers in Punjab use smartphone apps to access real-time mandi prices, adjusting crop sales accordingly. *(economics)*

## Used by
- [login](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-login.digital) (L12)

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