precomputer

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adjective

Before the availability of computer technology.

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Meanings

adjectiveprecomputer (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore the availability of computer technology.

    But they did not count the last three to six months of work history because in a precomputer age, those records were often unavailable.

    2007 September 14, “More Help Needed for Tougher Times”, in New York Times
nounprecomputer (plural precomputers)

plural precomputers

  1. A device used for calculation before the development of computers.

Origin

From pre- + computer.

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Translations

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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