computing

[ kuhm-pyoo-ting ]

noun

1. the use of a computer to process data or perform calculations.
2. the act of calculating or reckoning.

computing

/ kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ /

noun

1. the activity of using computers and writing programs for them
2. the study of computers and their implications

adjective

1. of or relating to computers

   computing skills

Word History and Origins

Origin of computing¹

First recorded in 1640–50; compute + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Whether you’re into cloud computing or running shoes, it makes a difference.

From Search Engine Watch

For our part, IBM provides the 24-million-person developer community access to the same technology being used by our enterprise clients, including our open hybrid cloud platform, AI, blockchain and quantum computing.

From TechCrunch

Although computing prowess has doubled every year and half to two years—known colloquially as “Moore’s law”—recent observations show that it may be on its last legs.

From Singularity Hub 

Most of the headline-grabbing progress on quantum computing so far has been led by companies like Google and IBM who are trying to build massive, cryogenically-cooled quantum supercomputers that take up entire basements.

From Singularity Hub 

Jassy’s Amazon career is defined by his leading Amazon into a wholly new market, cloud computing, a business the company has come to dominate just as aggressively as it leads in the world of e-commerce.

From Washington Post

In his 1950 paper “Computing Machinery and Intelligence,” Turing asked, “Can machines think?”

From The Daily Beast

Augmented reality has been a staple of science fiction since the dawn of computing.

From The Daily Beast

A look at what to expect in telecom and computing for the coming year.

From The Daily Beast

Prior to joining i2, Mr. Griffin was President and CEO of the Knowledge Computing Corporation.

From The Daily Beast

The accelerating power of computing processing underlies much of the progress.

From The Daily Beast

The earnings of a workman are the basis for computing the amount of compensation he is to receive for an injury.

From Project Gutenberg

Long division ought to be easy and interesting for a child who knew that it was something used in computing batting averages.

From Project Gutenberg

We heard some mathematical member of the company computing the number of years of missionary service the family had rendered.

From Project Gutenberg

Whether you have raised the poultry yourself or have purchased it in the market, use the market price in computing your costs.

From Project Gutenberg

We have no basis for computing the ages that shall be requisite to make amends there for wanton failure here.

From Project Gutenberg

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