Computron

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For The Transformers character Computron, see Technobots.

Computron is computer hacker jargon and can refer to several ideas.

[edit] Elementary particle

Computron can refer to a fictional subatomic elementary particle (as in electron, neutron, etc.) that defines the construction of the universe, or is the quantum of computing power.

A proposed test to determine the validity of this concept would be to have two or more computers operating in proximity to each other to determine if they could "draw down" the Computron level for an area. If the computers in question ran slower when in proximity to each other than when separated this would demonstrate such an effect.

An elaborate pseudoscientific "theory of computrons" has been created to describe heat. It is argued that objects melt (or release magic smoke) because individual molecules have emitted computrons and lost the information about their proper location.

[edit] Units of computing power

A notional unit of computing power that is an unspecified informal composite of processing power, RAM, and disk drive space.

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