computerdom

computerdom

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin computō
Proto-Italic *-āzi
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Latin -ereinflu.
Latin -āre
Latin computārelbor.
French computerbor.
English compute
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English computer
English -dom
English computerdom

    From computer + -dom.

    Noun

    computerdom (uncountable)

    1. (informal) The world of computers and the people associated with them.
      • 1989 National High-Performance Computer Technology Act of 1989: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Science . . .
        I am not only honored to be here, I am very moved because for so many years I have been consigned to the lunatic fringe of computerdom
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