different between computerphobia vs cyberphobia

English

Etymology

computer +? -phobia

Noun

computerphobia (usually uncountable, plural computerphobias)

1. Fear or irrational dislike of computers; cyberphobia.

   • As to the Internetphobia from your shop owner, I wonder if it is a fear of losing business to Internet merchants? OTOH, it could be just an extension of the computerphobia many people have.

See also

• Internetphobia

English

Etymology

cyber- +? -phobia

Noun

cyberphobia (uncountable)

1. Fear of computers and technology.
   • 1982 Oct 3, Bruce E. Bergen, Increasing Proudctivity and Comfort, in New York Times, pAS26

     Overcoming cyberphobia is not easy, but any effort to automate professionals must address their resistance and concerns or be doomed to failure.

   • 1991, T. B. Barrier, Assessing the Role of Cyberphobia, in Managing Information Technology in a Global Society, p169

     Past studies have been performed to investigate the phenomena of cyberphobia, to measure cyberphobia, and to examine the demographic and psychological variables related to cyberphobia ... .

Synonyms

• computerphobia
• technophobia
• technofear

See also

• Internetphobia