computerdom

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noun

The world of computers and the people associated with them.

OriginProto-Germanic *dōmaz ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos ← English computer →
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Meanings

nouncomputerdom (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableThe world of computers and the people associated with them.

    1989 National High-Performance Computer Technology Act of 1989: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Science . . . I am not only honored to be here, I am very moved because for so many years I have been consigned to the lunatic fringe of computerdom

Origin

  1. Latincomputō
  2. Latincomputāre
  3. Frenchcomputer
  4. Englishcompute
  5. Englishcomputer
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰóh₁mos
  8. Proto-Germanic*dōmaz
  9. Englishcomputerdom

From computer + -dom.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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