precomputer

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ computer.

Adjective

precomputer (not comparable)

1. Before the availability of computer technology.
   • 2007 September 14, “More Help Needed for Tougher Times”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 October 2025:

     But they did not count the last three to six months of work history because in a precomputer age, those records were often unavailable.

Related terms

• precomputers

Translations

Translations

• Swedish: fördatorisk (sv) (poetic)

Noun

precomputer (plural precomputers)

1. A device used for calculation before the development of computers.