computerlike

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adjective

Having some similarity to a computer.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English computer →
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Meanings

adjectivecomputerlike (comparative more computerlike, superlative most computerlike)

comparative more computerlike · superlative most computerlike

  1. Having some similarity to a computer.

    Adopting a computerlike countermeasure for a problem enabled by computer algorithms is admittedly an unnatural practice.

    2024 May 6, Ben Guarino, “Defend Yourself against AI Impostor Scams with a Safe Word”, in Scientific American, archived from the original on 06 May 2024

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinputus
  7. Latinputō
  8. Latincomputō
  9. Latincomputāre
  10. Frenchcomputer
  11. Englishcompute
  12. Englishcomputer
  13. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  14. Proto-Germanic*līką
  15. Englishcomputerlike

From computer + -like.

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APA

computerlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computerlike

MLA

“computerlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computerlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “computerlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computerlike.

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