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Stored-program computer | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

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“Stored-program computer, a computer that stores instructions in its memory to enable it to perform a variety of tasks in sequence or intermittently. The idea was introduced in the late 1940s by John von Neumann, and the first such computers became operational in 1949.” (the page’s own description)

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