# Computers are like paper
"A medium is a set of presentation elements, and relations among them, that may be used by a person to create an object, environment or experience for someone else."
[[Ted Nelson]] in The Crafting of Media
Computers are not a single, monolithic [[Medium for thinking]]. Like paper, they are capable of representing many different mediums. A _computer program_ does seem to be a legitimate medium for thinking. [[Programs as a medium for thinking]].
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