preelectronic
English
Etymology
pre- + electronic
Adjective
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.
- 2011, Thomas J. Misa, Gender Codes: Why Women Are Leaving Computing (page 98)