In our address book example, the computer could easily search for an entry by first name, but, by storing the names in exactly the same way as the mechanical artifact, we deprive ourselves of new ways of searching.

• 在通信录的例子中，计算机能够很容易地根据名字搜索。 但是，如果完全采用与机械产品相同的方式存储名字，则无法用新的方式搜索。