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Translations for „colossus“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary (Go to Slovenian » English)

co·los·sus <-es [or colossi]> [kəˈlɒsəs, -aɪ] N

1. colossus (statue):

colossus
kolos m

2. colossus (person):

colossus
velikan(ka) m (f)

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Colossus, the world's first programmable electronic digital computer was put to work here as part of the codebreaking effort.
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But one must hurry, for, if the tripped colossus rises again, everyone will be sorry.
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Colossus was the first use of vacuum tubes "working in concert" on such a large scale for a single machine.
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Colossus was also used to perform character counts on one-time pad tape to test for non-randomness.
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Colossus capacity for self-sacrifice is rewarded as well.
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