micromania

micromania

English

Etymology

micro +‎ -mania

Noun

micromania (uncountable)

1. (dated, informal) Excessive enthusiasm for microcomputers.
   • 1982, Current (volumes 1-2, page 58)

     Micromania at home: What have microcomputers got that other instructional technologies haven't?

   • 1984, Computer Decisions (volume 16, page 70)

     Micromania, the uncontrolled spread of personal computers in corporations, can be treated […]