computing

American  

[kuhm-pyoo-ting] / kəmˈpyu tɪŋ /

noun

1. the use of a computer to process data or perform calculations.

2. the act of calculating or reckoning.

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computing British  

/ kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ /

noun

1. the activity of using computers and writing programs for them

2. the study of computers and their implications

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adjective

1. of or relating to computers

   computing skills

Etymology

Origin of computing

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

Example Sentences

Xanadu and AMD used hybrid computing to execute an aerospace simulation, reducing processing time by 25 times.

From Barron's

Standard computational techniques that attempt to calculate the properties of such dynamically disordered systems demand extremely high computing power, making large-scale studies impractical.

From Science Daily

Among the facilities damaged in the country over the past week were two Amazon Web Services data centers, which the Amazon cloud computing arm said took direct hits.

From The Wall Street Journal

In an investment primer over the summer, BofA Securities analysts dubbed the advent of quantum computing “the next fire moment,” or the biggest and most consequential technological development in hundreds of thousands of years.

From Barron's

He added that it was "important that we become much more active in developing things under our own steam", listing key areas that included IT infrastructure and cloud computing.

From Barron's

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