"precomputer" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "ref": "2007 September 14, “More Help Needed for Tougher Times”, in New York Times",
          "text": "But they did not count the last three to six months of work history because in a precomputer age, those records were often unavailable.",
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        "Before the availability of computer technology."
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        "A device used for calculation before the development of computers."
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          "computer",
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  "word": "precomputer"
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