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computeritis

computeritis noun: any ailment relating to or caused by computers, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.

Noun

computeritis (uncountable)

  1. (humorous, informal) Any ailment relating to or caused by computers, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.
  2. (humorous, informal) The mistaken belief that computers are the answer to every problem.
    • The sheer volume of detail involved in keypunching and verifying or batch totaling comes as a shock to executives infected with "computeritis" who see only the impressive, instantaneous response at the airline ticket counter.1966, Management Services, volume 3, page 43
    • […] waiting impatiently for eager Joe Beaver to take his year's paternity leave to counteract that rigid, number-bound computeritis he got along with his MBA.1981, Betty Friedan, The Second Stage, page 263

Origin of computeritis

From computer + -itis.

Questions about computeritis

What does computeritis mean?
Computeritis means any ailment relating to or caused by computers, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.
What part of speech is computeritis?
Computeritis is a noun.

Words near computeritis in the dictionary

  1. computerising
  2. computerism
  3. computerist
  4. computeristic
  5. computerists
  6. computeritis
  7. computerizability
  8. computerizable
  9. computerization
  10. computerizations
  11. computerize

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