From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcomputeratecom‧put‧er‧ate /kəmˈpjuːtərət/ adjective able to use a computer well Students need to be computerate as well as literate.From Longman Business Dictionarycomputeratecom‧put‧er‧ate /kəmˈpjuːtərət/ adjective COMPUTINGable to use a computer wellSYNcomputer-literateStudents need to be computerate as well as literate.Origin computerate (1900-2000) computer + literate