computerlike

computerlike

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
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -like
English -like
English computerlike

    From computer + -like.

    Adjective

    computerlike (comparative more computerlike, superlative most computerlike)

    1. Having some similarity to a computer.
      • 2024 May 6, Ben Guarino, “Defend Yourself against AI Impostor Scams with a Safe Word”, in Scientific American‎[1], archived from the original on 6 May 2024:
        Adopting a computerlike countermeasure for a problem enabled by computer algorithms is admittedly an unnatural practice.

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