burotico

office automation

adjective boo-ROH-tee-koh Rare

Origin: Blend of buro(crazia) + (infor)matica, coined in the 1980s on the model of French 'bureautique'.

Usage Note

Burotico is a technical/business term meaning 'relating to office automation' — the use of computers, software, and networks to manage office tasks. It appears mostly in professional training contexts (corsi burotici, strumenti burotici). It is a false friend for English speakers: it has nothing to do with bureaucracy despite the root.

Examples

"Il corso burotico migliora le competenze informatiche."

Natural Translation

The office-automation course improves IT skills.

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