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Vinony

computing

noun

  1. activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating computers
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/

noun

Etymology: By surface analysis, compute + -ing.

  1. The process or act of calculation.
  2. The use of a computer or computers.

    “Home computing includes children accessing information for educational purposes, parents accessing information for recreational purposes, users working from home, retired people 'silver surfers' that use computers for keeping in touch via e-mail, the Internet and through possible on-line clubs and societies.”

  3. The study of computers and computer programming.

    “This course will cover several major fields of computing.”

verb

Etymology: By surface analysis, compute + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of compute