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computer literate

British  

adjective

  1. able to use computers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • computer literacy noun

Example Sentences

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The more people who are computer literate, the more opportunities for the next big “aha” moment, he told an interviewer in 1998.

From Washington Post

They’re not computer literate and he can hardly tell them to continue checking the numerous pharmacy, hospital, county and state websites offering appointments.

From Seattle Times

Dear Miss Manners: One of my friends is the only person I know who is computer literate but refuses to own any means of electronic communication.

From Washington Post

Aside from my obvious advantages — or better put, privileges — of being highly computer literate, fluent in English and having the time to navigate the byzantine vaccination system, I feel that my limited exposure as a one-day-a-week essential worker makes my claim to vaccination doubtful.

From New York Times

I am not very computer literate.

From Seattle Times