computerese

American  

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

noun

Digital Technology.

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

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Etymology

Origin of computerese

First recorded in 1955–60; computer + -ese

Example Sentences

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

From New York Times

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

Instead of writing commands in computerese, Macintosh owners used a mouse to point and click on easily identifiable icons on the screen--a trash can and a file folder.

From Time Magazine Archive

The learning, in computerese, is hands-on.

From Time Magazine Archive

Reported by Robert T. Grieves/New York Even users should grok this cuspy sampler of computerese Since computers can understand only two words, variously defined as yes and no, on and off, or zero and one, computer scientists have devised a babel of "languages" that translate human wishes into some variation of the computer's two words.

From Time Magazine Archive