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technoliterate

adj

Etymology

From techno- + literate.

  1. derived from lītterātus
  2. inherited from litterate
  3. prefixed as technoliterate — “techno + literate”

Definitions

  1. Literate in modern technology, especially in the use of computers and smart devices.

    • Similar to ScienceNOW' s readers, The Why Files audience seems to range from technoliterate scientists killing time on the job to first-time webbers.
    • White's discussion of the rift between environmentalists and those who "work for a living" points up the vagaries of educating for work under the present technoliterate dispensation.
    • Xers grew up with computers in their homes and schools, so they are very technoliterate.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA