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uncomputerlike en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English computerlike English uncomputerlike From un- + computerlike.

Meanings

1. Not like a computer; having traits not usually associated with computers, such as self-awareness and emotion.
   • And if I didn't know better, I'd swear she just had a very uncomputerlike burst of pure, creative thought! 1999, Ian Douglas, Luna Marine:
   • Hence the equipment and environment were designed to be reliable and quiet, and as uncomputerlike in appearance as possible. 1974, Association for Computers, the Humanities, Computers and the Humanities:
   • Bias based on overapplication of the computer metaphor to a very uncomputerlike biological system... 2004, William Hirstein, Brain Fiction:
   • Hsu refutes Kasparov's controversial claim that only human intervention could have allowed Deep Blue to make its decisive, "uncomputerlike" moves. 2002, Feng-Hsiung Hsu, Behind Deep Blue: Building the Computer that Defeated the World Chess Champion:
   • Holly faded into focus on the sleeping quarters' vid-screen. 'Oi,' he said, rather un-computerlike, 'I've just opened the radiation seals to the cargo decks. […] 1989, Grant Naylor, Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers:
   • […] or whether HAL has 'released' the tape to Bowman as a final, uncomputerlike gesture either of goodwill... 1994, Michael Bérubé, Public Access: Literary Theory and American Cultural Politics:

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