computerese

[ kuhm-pyoo-tuh-reez, -rees ]

noun

, Digital Technology.

1. the jargon and technical terms associated with computers and their operation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of computerese¹

First recorded in 1955–60; computer + -ese

Example Sentences

The play is annotated by a chorus of six performers who speak in the exasperating language of computerese.

From New York Times

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

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

The learning, in computerese, is hands-on.

From Time Magazine Archive

Any new technology requires its technical terms, of course, but computerese also reaches out with robot arms to seize ordinary words and twist them to its own syntactical purposes.

From Time Magazine Archive