ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Captology

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Captology is a noun meaning The study of computers as persuasive technologies.

Meaning

The study of computers as persuasive technologies.

Example Sentences

In the last decade, persuasion has been investigated in two apparently distinct lines of research: captology, and teaching as persuasion.
The relatively new field of computers as persuasive technology (captology) has begun to explore the powerful effects of presentation of information on computers.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include computerology, cognetics, communicology, technocritic, cybernetics, culturomics.

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