computerlike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English compute Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios 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-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English computerlike From computer + -like.
Meanings
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Having some similarity to a computer.
Adopting a computerlike countermeasure for a problem enabled by computer algorithms is admittedly an unnatural practice.
2024 May 6, Ben Guarino, “Defend Yourself against AI Impostor Scams with a Safe Word”, in Scientific American, archived from the original on 06 May 2024:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most computerlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more computerlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |