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by anthk 1849 days ago
The computer term in Spain came from the French "ordinateur".

Ordenar has two meanings in Spanish:

- To command someone

- To sort

Both are related. In order to sort some set, you need order. And rules. Thus, "ordenador" has a lot of sense.

But if I was some guy from the 50's I'd translate computer science as "informática electrónica". (Electronic Informatics).