Automaton and monitor: what they have in common

  1. Step 1. Automaton — has part — Spring. The mainspring stores the energy.
  2. Step 2. Spring — is part of — Pinball. A plunger.
  3. Step 3. Pinball — evolved into — Arcade machine. Coin-operated entertainment.
  4. Step 4. Arcade machine — has part — Cathode-ray tube. A CRT monitor.
  5. Step 5. Cathode-ray tube — is part of — Monitor. The first monitors were CRTs.

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