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computer literacy

Syllables: com·put·er li·ter·a·cyUK/kəmˌpjuːtə ˈlɪt(ə)rəsi/US/kəmˌpjutəɹ ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəsi/

computer literacy noun: 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).

computer literacy: the ability to operate a personal computer, including its associated hardware and software (but not...
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Noun

computer literacy (usually uncountable, plural computer literacies)

  1. (usually) 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).

computer literacy meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

computer literacy in Tamil

கணிப்பொறி அறிவு

computer literacy in Urdu

ability to operate a personal computer
کمپیوٹر تعلیم

computer literacy in Bengali

ability to operate a personal computer
কম্পিউটার শিক্ষা kompiuṭar śikkha

computer literacy in Malayalam

ability to operate a personal computer
കമ്പ്യൂട്ടർ സാക്ഷരത kampyūṭṭaṟ sākṣarata
More languagesFewer languages
computer literacy in Sinhala
පරිගණක සාක්ෂරතාව parigaṇaka sākṣaratāwa
computer literacy in Arabic
إلمام بالحاسوب
computer literacy in Indonesian
literasi komputer
computer literacy in Persian
سواد رایانهای

Synonyms of computer literacy

Antonyms

Forms of computer literacy

pluralcomputer literacies

Origin of computer literacy

From computer + literacy.

Questions about computer literacy

What does computer literacy mean?
Computer literacy means 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).
What is computer literacy in Tamil?
Computer literacy in Tamil is கணிப்பொறி அறிவு. See Computer literacy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is computer literacy?
Computer literacy is a noun.
How do you pronounce computer literacy?
Computer literacy is pronounced /kəmˌpjuːtə ˈlɪt(ə)rəsi/ (UK).
What is the plural of computer literacy?
The plural of computer literacy is computer literacies.

Words near computer literacy in the dictionary

  1. computer lab
  2. computer labs
  3. computer language
  4. computer languages
  5. computer literacies
  6. computer literacy
  7. computer literate
  8. computer model
  9. computer models
  10. computer network
  11. computer networks

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: computer literacy (page history and authors); computer literacy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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