Meaning of computeritis | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any ailment relating to or caused by computers, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.
   humorous, informal, uncountable
2. The mistaken belief that computers are the answer to every problem.
   humorous, informal, uncountable

Examples

“The sheer volume of detail involved in keypunching and verifying or batch totaling comes as a shock to executives infected with "computeritis" who see only the impressive, instantaneous response at the airline ticket counter.”

“[…] waiting impatiently for eager Joe Beaver to take his year's paternity leave to counteract that rigid, number-bound computeritis he got along with his MBA.”

“The existence of such problems [that cannot be solved by computations alone] ought to furnish at least a partial antidote to the disease of computeritis, which seems so rampant today.”

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