Phrase guide

computer literacy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kəmˌpjuːtə ˈlɪt(ə)rəsi/
  • General-American: /kəmˌpjutəɹ ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəsi/
  • General-American: [-ɾ(ə)ɹə-]
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noun

Meaning 1

The ability to operate a personal computer, including its associated hardware and software (but not necessarily to understand the underlying electronics or a programming language).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: computeracy, cyberliteracy

Antonyms: computer illiteracy

History

Etymology

From computer + literacy.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: إلمام بالحاسوب — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Azerbaijani: kompüter savadlılığı — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Bengali: কম্পিউটার শিক্ষা (kompiuṭar śikkha) — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Catalan: alfabetització informàtica — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 計算機素養 /计算机素养 (jìsuànjīsùyǎng) — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Czech: počítačová gramotnost — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Dutch: digitale geletterdheid — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Esperanto: komputila klero — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Finnish: tietokoneen käyttötaito — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Finnish: tietokonelukutaito — ability to operate a personal computer
  • French: alphabétisme informatique — ability to operate a personal computer
  • German: Computerkompetenz — ability to operate a personal computer
  • German: EDV-Kenntnisse — ability to operate a personal computer
  • German: Informatikkenntnisse — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Hungarian: információs írástudás — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Indonesian: literasi komputer — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Japanese: コンピュータ・リテラシー (konpyūta riterashī) — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Kazakh: компьютерлік сауаттылық (kompüterlık sauattylyq) — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Korean: 컴퓨터 소양 (keompyuteo soyang) — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Kyrgyz: компьютердик сабаттуулук (kompyuterdik sabattuuluk) — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Malayalam: കമ്പ്യൂട്ടർ സാക്ഷരത (kampyūṭṭaṟ sākṣarata) — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Norwegian Bokmål: grunnleggende digitale ferdigheter — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Pannonian Rusyn: компютерска писменосц (kompjuterska pismenosc) — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Pannonian Rusyn: рахункарска писменосц (raxunkarska pismenosc) — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Persian: سواد رایانهای — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Polish: zdolność do komputerów — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Portuguese: alfabetização digital — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Russian: компью́терная гра́мотность (kompʹjúternaja grámotnostʹ) — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Sinhalese: පරිගණක සාක්ෂරතාව (parigaṇaka sākṣaratāwa) — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Slovak: počítačová gramotnosť — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Spanish: alfabetización digital — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Spanish: alfabetismo informático — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Spanish: habilidad computacional — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Swedish: datorkunskap(er) — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Swedish: datorvana — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Turkish: bilgisayar okuryazarlığı — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Ukrainian: комп'ю́терна гра́мотність (kompʺjúterna hrámotnistʹ) — ability to operate a personal computer
  • Urdu: کمپیوٹر تعلیم — ability to operate a personal computer