English Explanatory Dictionary

Computergate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A 1981 controversy around allegations that the staff of US politician Jerry Brown deliberately destroyed computer cards in order to obstruct an investigation into his campaign.
  2. A 1978 controversy around Australian prime minister Malcolm Fraser's decision to award a bid for computer systems to IBM rather than the cheaper FACOM.

Pronunciation

EN-AU ck1 Computergate.ogg

Word forms

Computergate

Etymology

From computer + -gate.

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