computer literacy

English
WOTD – 2 December 2023

Etymology
Children improving their computer literacy.

From computer +‎ literacy.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəmˌpjuːtə ˈlɪt(ə)rəsi/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /kəmˌpjutəɹ ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəsi/, [-ɾ(ə)ɹə-]
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  • Hyphenation: com‧put‧er li‧ter‧a‧cy

Noun

computer literacy (usually uncountable, plural computer literacies)

  1. (computing) 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). [from late 20th c.]
    Synonyms: (informal) computeracy, cyberliteracy
    Antonym: computer illiteracy

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References
  1. “computer literacy, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, July 2023.
  2. “computer literacy, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN.

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