computer geek
Digital system enthusiast
A computer geek is someone deeply absorbed in computers and technology—often to the exclusion of mainstream social interests.
The term can be affectionate or dismissive depending on context.
Where *nerd* emphasizes bookishness and *geek* suggests obsessive enthusiasm, *computer geek* specifies the domain: Ask the computer geek in IT to fix your laptop.
The label has softened as tech culture gained status.
- programmerOne who writes software
- hackerUnauthorized system accessor
- coderOne who programs
- laptopPortable hinged computer
- self-taughtEducated without instructors
maker · gamer · video game · Raspberry Pi · tech support · software engineer · open source · introverted · social anxiety · command line interface · database administrator · web developer · systems analyst · curious · basement dweller · analytical · detail-oriented · obsessive
computer geektechnophobe
One fearing modern devices
Luddite · technophobic · digital immigrant · late adopter · unplugged
computer geekjock
Sports-obsessed person
socialite · party animal · cool kid · popular kid · athlete
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