computer user

/kəmˌpjudər ˌjuzər/

Other forms: computer users

Definitions of computer user

1. noun

   a person who uses computers for work or entertainment or communication or business
   types:

   computer expert, computer guru

   an authority on computers and computing

   computer scientist

   a scientist who specializes in the theory of computation and the design of computers

   cybernaut

   a computer user who uses the internet; someone who explores cyberspace

   power user

   (computing) a computer user who needs the fastest and most powerful computers available

   coder, computer programmer, programmer, software engineer

   a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs

   system administrator

   a person in charge of managing and maintaining a computer system of telecommunication system (as for a business or institution)

   computational linguist

   someone trained in computer science and linguistics who uses computers for natural language processing

   cracker

   a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things

   hacker

   a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm

   cyber-terrorist, cyberpunk, hacker

   a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism

   UNIX guru

   an expert on the UNIX operating system

   type of:

   individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

   a human being