Meanings
nouncomputer literacy (usually uncountable, plural computer literacies)
plural computer literacies
- uncountableusuallycomputingThe ability to operate a personal computer, including its associated hardware and software (but not necessarily to understand the underlying electronics or a programming language).First known use late 20th c.
Synonyms: computeracy, cyberliteracy · Antonyms: computer illiteracy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe ability to operate a personal computer, including its associated hardware and software (but not necessarily to understand the underlying electronics or a programming language).
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Arabic إلمام بالحاسوب
- إلمام بالحاسوبability to operate a personal computer
Bengali কম্পিউটার শিক্ষা
- কম্পিউটার শিক্ষা (kompiuṭar śikkha)ability to operate a personal computer
Catalan alfabetització informàtica
- alfabetització informàticaability to operate a personal computer
Chinese Mandarin 計算機素養 /计算机素养
- 計算機素養 /计算机素养 (jìsuànjīsùyǎng)ability to operate a personal computer
Czech počítačová gramotnost
- počítačová gramotnostability to operate a personal computer
Dutch digitale geletterdheid
- digitale geletterdheidability to operate a personal computer
Esperanto komputila klero
- komputila kleroability to operate a personal computer
Finnish tietokoneen käyttötaito, tietokonelukutaito
- tietokoneen käyttötaitoability to operate a personal computer
- tietokonelukutaitoability to operate a personal computer
French alphabétisme informatique
- alphabétisme informatiqueability to operate a personal computer
German Computerkompetenz, EDV-Kenntnisse
- Computerkompetenzability to operate a personal computer
- EDV-Kenntnisseability to operate a personal computer
- Informatikkenntnisseability to operate a personal computer
Hungarian információs írástudás
- információs írástudásability to operate a personal computer
Indonesian literasi komputer
- literasi komputerability to operate a personal computer
Japanese コンピュータ・リテラシー
- コンピュータ・リテラシー (konpyūta riterashī)ability to operate a personal computer
Korean 컴퓨터 소양
- 컴퓨터 소양 (keompyuteo soyang)ability to operate a personal computer
Norwegian Bokmål grunnleggende digitale ferdigheter
- grunnleggende digitale ferdigheterability to operate a personal computer
Persian سواد رایانهای
- سواد رایانهایability to operate a personal computer
Polish zdolność do komputerów
- zdolność do komputerówability to operate a personal computer
Portuguese alfabetização digital
- alfabetização digitalability to operate a personal computer
Russian компью́терная гра́мотность
- компью́терная гра́мотность (kompʹjúternaja grámotnostʹ)ability to operate a personal computer
Slovak počítačová gramotnosť
- počítačová gramotnosťability to operate a personal computer
Spanish alfabetización digital, alfabetismo informático
- alfabetización digitalability to operate a personal computer
- alfabetismo informáticoability to operate a personal computer
- habilidad computacionalability to operate a personal computer
Swedish datorkunskap(er), datorvana
- datorkunskap(er)ability to operate a personal computer
- datorvanaability to operate a personal computer
Turkish bilgisayar okuryazarlığı
- bilgisayar okuryazarlığıability to operate a personal computer
Ukrainian комп'ю́терна гра́мотність
- комп'ю́терна гра́мотність (kompʺjúterna hrámotnistʹ)ability to operate a personal computer
Urdu کمپیوٹر تعلیم
- کمپیوٹر تعلیمability to operate a personal computer
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APA
computer literacy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer%20literacy
MLA
“computer literacy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer%20literacy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “computer literacy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer%20literacy.
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