Home › Words › P › precomputerprecomputerprecomputer · adj — before the availability of computer technology.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom pre- + computer.adjBefore the availability of computer technology.e.g.“But they did not count the last three to six months of work history because in a precomputer age, those records were often unavailable.” — 2007 September 14, “More Help Needed for Tougher Times”, in New York Times:nounA device used for calculation before the development of computers.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).