"computerette" meaning in All languages combined

See computerette on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /kəmpjutɚˈɹɛt/ Forms: computerettes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: computer + -ette Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|computer|ette|id2=diminutive}} computer + -ette Head templates: {{en-noun}} computerette (plural computerettes)
  1. (rare, chiefly science fiction) A small computer. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Science fiction

Inflected forms

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