Download the app
educalingo
Search
The perils of credit and debt, especially perilous in the computer age, have long been acknowledged in pop culture, but very infrequently by TV.
Tom Shales

Meaning of "computer age" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF COMPUTER AGE

computer age  [kəmˈpjuːtəʳ eɪdʒ] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPUTER AGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Computer age is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMPUTER AGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

computer age

Information Age

The Information Age is a period in human history characterized by the shift from traditional industry that the industrial revolution brought through industrialization, to an economy based on information computerization. The onset of the Information Age is associated with the Digital Revolution, just as the Industrial Revolution marked the onset of the Industrial Age. During the information age, the phenomenon is that the digital industry creates a knowledge-based society surrounded by a high-tech global economy that spans over its influence on how the manufacturing throughout and the service sector operate in an efficient and convenient way. In a commercialized society, the information industry is able to allow individuals to explore their personalized needs, therefore simplifying the procedure of making decisions for transactions and significantly lowering costs for both the producers and buyers. This is accepted overwhelmingly by participants throughout the entire economic activities for efficacy purposes, and new economic incentives would then be indigenously encouraged, such as the knowledge economy.

Definition of computer age in the English dictionary

The definition of computer age in the dictionary is the computer age modern society conceived as the period when the widespread use of computers has fundamentally changed people's lives.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPUTER AGE


age
eɪdʒ
backstage
ˌbækˈsteɪdʒ
cage
keɪdʒ
engage
ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ
gage
ɡeɪdʒ
gauge
ɡeɪdʒ
ice-age
ˈaɪsˌeɪdʒ
mage
meɪdʒ
onstage
ˌɒnˈsteɪdʒ
Osage
əʊˈseɪdʒ
outrage
ˈaʊtˌreɪdʒ
page
peɪdʒ
rage
reɪdʒ
rampage
ræmˈpeɪdʒ
sage
seɪdʒ
stage
steɪdʒ
Stone-Age
stəʊn eɪdʒ
teenage
ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒ
underage
ˌʌndərˈeɪdʒ
wage
weɪdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMPUTER AGE

computer
computer animation
computer architecture
computer chip
computer conferencing
computer crime
computer dating
computer disk
computer error
computer game
computer graphics
computer language
computer literacy
computer literate
computer model
computer nerd
computer peripheral
computer printout
computer program
computer programmer

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPUTER AGE

bronze age
coming of age
dark age
electronic age
golden age
ice age
in this day and age
information age
iron age
middle age
of age
old age
reading age
retirement age
school age
silver age
space age
the atomic age
the jazz age
under age

Synonyms and antonyms of computer age in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «computer age» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF COMPUTER AGE

Find out the translation of computer age to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of computer age from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «computer age» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

电脑时代
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

era de la informática
570 millions of speakers

English

computer age
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कंप्यूटर युग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عصر الكمبيوتر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

компьютер возраст
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

era do computador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কম্পিউটার যুগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ère de l´informatique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Umur komputer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Computerzeitalter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コンピューター時代
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

컴퓨터 시대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Umur komputer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đại máy tính
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கணினி வயது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संगणक युग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bilgisayar yaşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

l´età del computer
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wiek komputer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

комп´ютер вік
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vârstă de calculator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εποχή των ηλεκτρονικών υπολογιστών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rekenaar ouderdom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dator okänd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dataalderen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of computer age

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPUTER AGE»

The term «computer age» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.760 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Quite widely used
77
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «computer age» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of computer age
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «computer age».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPUTER AGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «computer age» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «computer age» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about computer age

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «COMPUTER AGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word computer age.
1
Russell Means
I'd like to talk about free markets. Information in the computer age is the last genuine free market left on earth except those free markets where indigenous people are still surviving. And that's basically becoming limited.
2
Tom Shales
The perils of credit and debt, especially perilous in the computer age, have long been acknowledged in pop culture, but very infrequently by TV.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPUTER AGE»

Discover the use of computer age in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to computer age and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Dream Machine: Exploring the Computer Age
Provides a history of the computer and its industry, discussing such topics as the rise of the Apple Computer and research done on artificial intelligence
Jon Palfreman, Doron Swade, 1993
2
Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age
" The ideas discussed in this book will have a powerful and lasting impact on how we think, how we work, how we develop technology, and how we live.
Paul Graham, 2008
3
Scholarly Editing in the Computer Age: Theory and Practice
This third edition of Scholarly Editing in the Computer Age has been thoroughly revised and updated to address current debates and controversies in the field. The volume is divided into three parts.
Peter L. Shillingsburg, 1996
4
Beyond the Limits: Flight Enters the Computer Age
Chronicles the progressive penetration of computing into every aspect of flight technology, from the end of World War II to the present Computers and flying machines are two dominant technologies of our time.
Paul E. Ceruzzi, 1989
5
Dealers of Lightning
Based on extensive interviews with the scientists, engineers, administrators, and executives who lived the story, this riveting chronicle details PARC's humble beginnings through its triumph as a hothouse for ideas, and shows why Xerox was ...
Michael A. Hiltzik, 2009
6
A Computer Perspective: Background to the Computer Age
A splendid, graphic history of the origin and development of the computer, this classic work is a timeless record of the most profound technological revolution in the history of humankind.
Ray Eames, 1990
7
The Devouring Fungus: Tales of the Computer Age
Shares anecdotes about computers and how they affect work, research, and daily life, and discusses computer viruses, confidence games, hackers, computer crime, and security measures
Karla Jennings, 1990
8
Electronic Brains:: Stories from the Dawn of the Computer Age
And then - like the tale of the Rand 409 which wss constructed in a barn in Connecticut under the watchful eye of a stuffed moose - there are the stories that are virtually unknown.
Mike Hally, 2005
9
Early English in the Computer Age: Explorations Through the ...
Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Matti Rissanen, Merja Kytö, Minna Palander-Collin, 1993
10
Computer Age
Describes, in a question and answer format, the workings of computers, from early calculating machines to supercomputers, from personal computers to neural networks.
Time-Life Books, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPUTER AGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term computer age is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Flextronics System to Adjust Manufacturing to Global Disruptions
“We're out of the computer age, and we're into the age of connected intelligence,” McNamara said while demonstrating the system. Flextronics' ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
2
How high-tech is your firm?
Forced into it: These firms entered the computer age kicking and screaming. Advisers have desktop computers and make good use of the basic ... «InvestmentNews, Jul 15»
3
Evolution of Omani education through the eyes of a veteran
... and the Iron Age is also shorter than the Bronze Age, and it keeps going until you get to the Electricity Age, Computer age and the Atom Age. «Times of Oman, Jul 15»
4
NM ACLU chapter seeks jail oversight committee
However, Grant County has not entered the computer age yet. "We've been told that it is too expensive," Hudson said. "For the past three years, since the new ... «CorrectionsOne, Jul 15»
5
In Praise of the Gutenberg Administration
It makes no sense in the computer age for a law to mandate the more expensive paper copies of records, just as it would have made no sense ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
6
Judge Tosses Ex-Goldman Programmer's Second Conviction
... and apply laws designed well before the computer age, asking several times for charges to be reread and for definitions of various words. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
7
Biometric Security Measures Put Slow Squeeze on Passwords
One of the touchstones for the computer age and, more specifically, its insecurities and dangers, is the password. Very slowly, however, the ... «IT Business Edge, Jul 15»
8
Shhhh – Turlock librarian shares secrets to free reads, classes, book …
But this is the computer age – how have libraries adapted? A. It has been fun to observe the changes in electronic services over the course of ... «Modesto Bee, Jul 15»
9
OPINION: Technology drives prosperity, not unemployment
Throughout the industrial age and into the computer age, Luddites — often organized as labor unions — have stood in front of the massive ... «The Trentonian, Jul 15»
10
What the world's first Zuckerberg told us about technology
Behind every successful tech entrepreneur stands a team, as Walter Isaacson demonstrated in his history of the computer age, The Innovators. «Irish Times, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Computer age [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/computer-age>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z