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com·put·ing

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–noun

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

2.	the act of calculating or reckoning.

[Origin: 1640–50; compute + -ing¹

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com·pute

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–verb (used with object)

1.	to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.

2.	to determine by using a computer or calculator.

–verb (used without object)

3.	to reckon; calculate.

4.	to use a computer or calculator.

5.	Informal. to make sense; add up: His reasons for doing that just don't compute.

–noun

6.	computation: outer space that is vast beyond compute.

[Origin: 1375–1425 for earlier sense; 1580–90 for def. 6; (v.) < L computāre, equiv. to com- com- + putāre to think; (n.) late ME < MF < LL computus calculation, number, n. deriv. of computāre; cf. putative, count¹

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—Related forms

com·put·a·ble, adjective

com·put·a·bil·i·ty, noun

com·put·a·bly, adverb

com·put·ist

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—Synonyms 1. estimate, count, figure.

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com·pute Audio Help   (kəm-pyōōt') Pronunciation Key
v.   com·put·ed, com·put·ing, com·putes

v.   tr.

To determine by mathematics, especially by numerical methods: computed the tax due. See Synonyms at calculate.
To determine by the use of a computer.

v. intr.

To determine an amount or number.
To use a computer.
Informal To be reasonable, plausible, or consistent; make sense: Your alibi doesn't compute.

n. Computation: amounts beyond compute.

[French computer, from Old French, from Latin computāre : com-, com- + putāre, to reckon; see pau-² in Indo-European roots. N., Late Latin computus, from Latin computāre, to compute.]

com·put'a·bil'i·ty n., com·put'a·ble adj.

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computing
noun
1.	the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures [syn: computer science]
2.	the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods [syn: calculation]