computer-literate

A form of computer literate — 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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Meanings

adjectivecomputer-literate (comparative more computer-literate, superlative most computer-literate)

comparative more computer-literate · superlative most computer-literate

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of computer literate.

    Bob explains: "We help a lot of people make and keep hospital appointments. Some clients aren't computer-literate or don't have phones.

    2021 March 10, Paul Bigland, “They can leave their problems at the gate”, in RAIL, number 926, page 60
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APA

computer-literate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer-literate

MLA

“computer-literate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer-literate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “computer-literate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer-literate.

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