When I thought I recalled 'computer' used to be a job title, I found this on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_(occupation) https://en.wikipedi

When I thought I recalled 'computer' used to be a job title, I found this on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_(occupation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_(occupation) which says that "(the first known written reference dates from 1613)... often women from the late nineteenth century onwards, were used to undertake long and often tedious calculations; the work was divided so that this could be done in parallel."