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computeritis
noun 2
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4ADJ.
infected, rigid
VERB + COMPUTERITIS
number-bound
PREP.
along, with
ADV.
only
Definitions
noun
1
Any ailment relating to or caused by computers, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.
2
The mistaken belief that computers are the answer to every problem.
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.
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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 th
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[…] 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.
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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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