computerese
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of computerese
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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
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
It avoids computerese and makes notation as simple and transparent as possible.
From Time Magazine Archive
These images of trouble are ubiquitous in computerese.
From Time Magazine Archive
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