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computerese

American  
[kuhm-pyoo-tuh-reez, -rees] / kəmˌpju təˈriz, -ˈris /

noun

Digital Technology.
  1. the jargon and technical terms associated with computers and their operation.


Etymology

Origin of computerese

First recorded in 1955–60; computer + -ese

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The play is annotated by a chorus of six performers who speak in the exasperating language of computerese.

From New York Times Nov. 15, 2018

I spoke English miserably, but the watch had its own language, a computerese series of squeaks issuing from a tiny Japanese speaker to form passable melodies.

From The New Yorker Mar. 13, 2017

Ziegler, who worked in Haldeman's advertising agency, mixes computerese into his briefings: he talks of "inputs" and "outputs," of "implementing" a policy within a "time frame."

From Time Magazine Archive

These images of trouble are ubiquitous in computerese.

From Time Magazine Archive

At first, she was fearful that a heavy dose of computerese would bore her parent.

From Time Magazine Archive

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