computer literacy

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English[edit]

WOTD – 2 December 2023

Etymology[edit]

Children improving their computer literacy.

From computer +‎ literacy.[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

  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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