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computer literate

British  

adjective

  1. able to use computers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"I am a blue badge holder and I have to pay because I am not computer literate," he says, arguing that "you have to jump through hoops to get this discount".

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

The more people who are computer literate, the more opportunities for the next big “aha” moment, he told an interviewer in 1998.

From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2023

“Some parents aren’t computer literate, so they are very appreciative,” Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 25, 2020

At the time, according to Lang, he was not especially computer literate.

From The Guardian • Aug. 3, 2019

While it never pays to generalize, those who appear not to be the most computer literate often rely on keeping old- fashioned notes so that they don’t forget stuff like user names and passwords.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

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