preelectronic
English edit
Etymology edit
pre- + electronic
Adjective edit
preelectronic (not comparable)
- Before the introduction of electronics.
- 2011, Thomas J. Misa, Gender Codes: Why Women Are Leaving Computing, page 98:
- The preelectronic history of data processing in Britain represented a firmly feminized field of endeavor in the early and mid-20th century. Perceived as rote, deskilled work, women trainees were hired exclusively to operate and program the machines that performed payroll, accounting, and even scientific computations.