Computeritis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Computeritis is a noun meaning (informal, humorous) Any ailment relating to or caused by computers, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.
Meaning
(informal, humorous) Any ailment relating to or caused by computers, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.
More Meanings
- (informal, humorous) The mistaken belief that computers are the answer to every problem.
Example Sentences
[…] waiting impatiently for eager Joe Beaver to take his year's paternity leave to counteract that rigid, number-bound computeritis he got along with his MBA.
The existence of such problems [that cannot be solved by computations alone] ought to furnish at least a partial antidote to the disease of computeritis, which seems so rampant today.
The sheer volume of detail involved in keypunching and verifying or batch totaling comes as a shock to executives infected with "computeritis" who see only the impressive, instantaneous response at the airline ticket counter.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include keyboarditis, consoleitis, dropitis, itis, girlitis, crazyitis.
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