computerese
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of computerese
Example Sentences
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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
These images of trouble are ubiquitous in computerese.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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
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