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computeritis

noun — 2 senses

computeritis

noun

Etymology From computer + -itis.

1

Humorous, Informal Any ailment relating to or caused by computers, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.

2

Humorous, Informal The mistaken belief that computers are the answer to every problem.

  • The sheer volume of detail involved in keypunching and verifying or batch totaling comes as a shock to executives infected with "computeritis" who see only the impressive, instantaneous response at the airline ticket counter.1966, Management Services, volume 3, page 43:
  • […] waiting impatiently for eager Joe Beaver to take his year's paternity leave to counteract that rigid, number-bound computeritis he got along with his MBA.1981, Betty Friedan, The Second Stage, page 263:
1 more example
  • The existence of such problems [that cannot be solved by computations alone] ought to furnish at least a partial antidote to the disease of computeritis, which seems so rampant today.2004, J. L. Berggren, Jonathan M. Borwein, Peter Borwein, Pi: A Source Book, page 408:

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