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computerdom

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The world of computers and the people associated with them.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, uncountable

Examples

  • 1989 National High-Performance Computer Technology Act of 1989: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Science . . . I am not only honored to be here, I am very moved because for so many years I have been consigned to the lunatic fringe of computerdom

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin computō Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English compute English -er English computer Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dhóh1mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English computerdom From computer + -dom.