Meanings
nouncomputerholic (plural computerholics)
plural computerholics
- informalA person who is very fond of computers.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Latinputus
- Latinputō
- Latincomputō
- Latincomputāre
- Frenchcomputer
- Englishcompute
- Englishcomputer
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalcohol
- Englishalcoholic
- Englishcomputerholic
From computer + -holic.
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APA
computerholic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computerholic
MLA
“computerholic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computerholic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “computerholic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computerholic.
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