I recently found this fine example of a politically correct computer programming guide: COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FORTRAN 7th edition 1981
Whilst it has several noteworthy entries this is probably the one which made me chuckle most, taken from page 68, Communication and Arithmetic chapter:
"Once the program has been written, the actual punching of the cards is a straightforward clerical operation which can be performed by keypunch operators--usually girls--who know little or nothing about programming."
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