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I need a creative adverb analogous to "humanly" but having to do with machines or software, to put in place of machinely in the following example sentence:

Let's figure out how the software can help us keep this matter as private as humanly, and machinely, possible.

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    For software it's obviously softwarily. ;-)
    – Hot Licks
    Commented Sep 22, 2016 at 22:31
  • If you're not trying to be funny you'd just say "as private as possible." Saying "as private as humanly, and machinely, possible" is done for humorous effect.
    – developerwjk
    Commented Sep 22, 2016 at 23:41

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Consider technologically, which means:

In a way that relates to or involves technology.

It may not be "creative" but it works nicely in your sentence as well as a simpler one:

  • Let's figure out how the software can keep this matter as private as technologically possible.

  • Let's figure out how the software can keep this matter as private as humanly (and technologically) possible.

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I'm thinking in the same ball park as Silenius.

Although I would go with technically.

Involving or regarding the technology available. - ODO

Although it might be even less creative, since it's even more common before possible.

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