Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

computer literate

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables
com-put-er lit-er-ate
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to operate a personal computer and its associated software and hardware, and to understand most of the underlying concepts (but not necessarily the electronics, or a programming language).

Inflected Forms

more computer literate (comparative) most computer literate (superlative)

Derived Forms

computerate

Phrases

computer literacy

Frequently Paired Words

computer literacy

Synonyms

techknowledgeable

Antonyms

computer illiterate

Questions

What does computer literate mean?
Able to operate a personal computer and its associated software and hardware, and to understand most of the underlying concepts (but not necessarily the electronics, or a programming language).

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