Database and internal combustion engine: what they have in common

1. Step 1. Database — evolved from — Hollerith tabulator. Processing large datasets began with tabulators.
2. Step 2. Hollerith tabulator — uses — Electromagnetism. The counters click with electromagnets.
3. Step 3. Electromagnetism — is used in — Starter motor. A starter is an electric motor.
4. Step 4. Starter motor — is part of — Internal combustion engine. A starter.

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