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Knuth Computer Science Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California Computer Science Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California View Profile Authors Info & Claims ACM Computing SurveysVolume 2Issue 4pp 247-260https://doi.org/10.1145 /356580.356581 Published:01 December 1970Publication HistoryCheck for updates on crossmark * 62citation * 5,733 * Downloads Metrics Total Citations62 Total Downloads5,733 Last 12 Months1,087 Last 6 weeks143 * Get Citation Alerts New Citation Alert added! This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to: You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited. To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below. Manage my Alerts New Citation Alert! Please log in to your account * * * Publisher Site * * eReader * PDF ACM Computing Surveys Volume 2, Issue 4 PreviousArticleNextArticle ACM Digital Library First page image References 1. 1 AUGUSTA, ADA, COUNTESS OF LOVELACE. 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