"Technically" this isn't quite correct. What the computer is doing is tracking your depth and time, and offering a decompression profile based on some specific algorithm.
On a related note, this log of pressure ("technically"

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"Technically" this isn't quite correct. What the computer is doing is tracking your depth and time, and offering a decompression profile based on some specific algorithm.