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{{short description|Anger directed towards a computer}}

[[File:2007 broken computer 347361369.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|Broken computer]]

'''Computer rage''' refers to negative psychological responses towards a computer due to heightened [[anger]] or [[frustration]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://129.2.36.150/trons/hcil22oct2004/hcilbbl_10_22_2004.pdf|title = Computer Rage: Theory and Practice|date = October 21, 2004|access-date = November 2, 2015|last = Norman|first = Kent L.|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151119181900/http://129.2.36.150/trons/hcil22oct2004/hcilbbl_10_22_2004.pdf|archive-date = November 19, 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref> Examples of computer rage include cursing or yelling at a computer, slamming or throwing a keyboard or a mouse, and assaulting the computer or monitor with an object or weapon.