ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Preelectronic

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Preelectronic is an adjective meaning Before the introduction of electronics.

Meaning

Before the introduction of electronics.

Example Sentences

The preelectronic history of data processing in Britain represented a firmly feminized field of endeavor in the early and mid-20th century. Perceived as rote, deskilled work, women trainees were hired exclusively to operate and program the machines that performed payroll, accounting, and even scientific computations.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include preelectric, postelectronic, precomputer, predigital, pretelevision, pretechnological.

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