Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

computerese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
com-put-erese
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The jargon associated with computers.

Dated; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin computō Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English compute English -er English computer Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English computerese From computer + -ese.

Usage

Questions

What does computerese mean?
The jargon associated with computers.
Where does computerese come from?
Etymology tree Latin computō Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English compute English -er English computer Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English computerese From computer + -ese.

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