by the computer itself vs computer itself

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'By the computer itself' implies that the action is done directly by the computer, while 'computer itself' refers to the computer alone without any additional context. They are not directly comparable as they serve different purposes.

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by the computer itself

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that the action is done directly by the computer.

This phrase is used to emphasize that a particular action is performed by the computer without any external intervention or assistance.

Examples:

The data was analyzed by the computer itself.
The report was generated by the computer itself.
The program was written by the computer itself.

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The only way to change the codes is physically on the computer itself.
The only way to change the codes is physically on the computer itself.
We borrowed it. Video conferencing. The personal computer itself.
Lastly I am concerned at reports that in the computer business itself systems are still being sold that do not sufficiently take account of the millennium bug.
The computer's connected itself to the internet.
Now, in all our simulations of the human mind, what limits us is the ability of the computer to program itself.
DNA it's the computer recipe for life itself.
So take a look at what happens when the foremost journalist of early television meets one of the foremost computer pioneers, and the computer begins to express itself.
Now let's see if your computer can take itself seriously.
You know. I noticed the camera on my computer would turn itself on.
'software robustness' means the behaviour of the software in the event of unexpected inputs, hardware faults and power supply interruptions, either in the computer system itself or in connected devices;
But protecting a collection of computer-addicted narcissists from itself is a 24-hour-a-day endeavor.
Mr President, many of the amendments - and certainly all those to which my group has given its name - are clearly and directly aimed at preventing any leakage from this directive into the patenting of computer software itself.
After the analysis by the computer, we've no information about this guy.
Okay, it's the brown file folder by the computer.
They're controlled by the computer, and we still can't access the system.
That's handled by the computers and simulated by these video units.
The suggestion that you have travelled through space and time was utterly dismissed by the computer analysis.
We won't be monitored by the computer.
The copy's by the computer.

Alternatives:

automatically by the computer
directly by the computer
without human intervention
by the machine itself
by the system itself

computer itself

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to the computer alone without any additional context.

This phrase is used to talk about the computer as a standalone entity, emphasizing its characteristics or capabilities.

Examples:

The computer itself is very fast.
I don't need any peripherals, just the computer itself.
The computer itself is not the issue, it's the software.

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The only way to change the codes is physically on the computer itself.
We borrowed it. Video conferencing. The personal computer itself.
The only way to change the codes is physically on the computer itself.
Lastly I am concerned at reports that in the computer business itself systems are still being sold that do not sufficiently take account of the millennium bug.
The computer's connected itself to the internet.
Now let's see if your computer can take itself seriously.
Now, in all our simulations of the human mind, what limits us is the ability of the computer to program itself.
You know. I noticed the camera on my computer would turn itself on.
Mr President, many of the amendments - and certainly all those to which my group has given its name - are clearly and directly aimed at preventing any leakage from this directive into the patenting of computer software itself.
But protecting a collection of computer-addicted narcissists from itself is a 24-hour-a-day endeavor.
DNA it's the computer recipe for life itself.
So take a look at what happens when the foremost journalist of early television meets one of the foremost computer pioneers, and the computer begins to express itself.
(13a) However, the mere implementation of an otherwise unpatentable method on an apparatus such as a computer is not in itself sufficient to warrant a finding that a technical contribution is present.
However, the mere implementation of an otherwise unpatentable method on an apparatus such as a computer is not in itself sufficient to warrant a finding that a technical contribution is present.
The mere implementation of an otherwise unpatentable method on an apparatus such as a computer is not in itself sufficient to warrant a finding that a technical contribution is present.
'software robustness' means the behaviour of the software in the event of unexpected inputs, hardware faults and power supply interruptions, either in the computer system itself or in connected devices;
You really asking me to believe that you taught yourself to write a computer virus that eats itself?
When she opened it, the malware nested itself on her computer.
A process carried out by computer has no technical effect in itself.
The computer was programmed for self-preservation, to keep itself operating under any circumstances.

Alternatives:

the machine itself
the device itself
the system itself
the computer alone
the computer on its own

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