At present, we're putting on paper a lot of stuff that never needed to be on paper. We do need to keep the records. But there isn't any reason for printing them. The next generation growing up with the computers will change that." - Meaning and context.">
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As quoted in the U.S. Navy's Chips Ahoy magazine (July 1986)
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At present, we're putting on paper a lot of stuff that never needed to be on paper. We do need to keep the records. But there isn't any reason for printing them. The next generation growing up with the computers will change that.

— Grace Hopper

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "At present, we're putting on paper a lot of stuff that never needed to be on paper. We do need to keep the records. But there isn't any reason for printing them. The next generation growing up with the computers will change that." in the context of "As quoted in the U.S. Navy's Chips Ahoy magazine (July 1986)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Grace Hopper

About Grace Hopper

Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper (9 December 1906 – 1 January 1992) was a U.S. Naval officer, and an early computer programmer. She was the developer of the first compiler for a computer programming language; at the end of her service she was the oldest serving officer in the United States Navy.