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computer-phobic, n. and a.
Brit. |kəmˌpjuːtəˈfəʊbɪk|, U.S. |kəmˌpjudərˈfoʊbɪk|
[‹ computer n. + -phobic comb. form, after computer phobia n. Compare slightly earlier computerphobe n.]
A. n. = computerphobe n.
1983InfoWorld 5 Sept. 14/4 A walk-in retail store that sells no products except training—a place where computerphobics can pay $7.50 an hour to learn about computers. 2001Evening Times (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 17 Sept. I was a computer-phobic. I didn't have any experience of computers, but I knew that I had to master basic computer skills to bring myself up to date with the 21st century. 2007Birmingham Evening Mail (Nexis) 23 Jan. 8 A new scheme called myguide..is aimed at helping computer phobics to get online for the first time.
B. adj. Exhibiting or characterized by computer phobia; anxious about, or reluctant to use, computers.
1983InfoWorld 10 Oct. 38/4 Someday it might be realized that someone with experience..in the microcomputer business might be a better choice than computerphobic or, at best, computer-naive professional managers. 1994New Scientist 2 July 80/3 There is now a service in the US for computer-phobic executives who find even receiving e-mail a bit beyond them. 2003D. McIlroy Studying {at} University iv. 69 Another common myth is that females are more computerphobic than males. |