computing

[ kuhm-pyoo-ting ]
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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 of computing

1
First recorded in 1640–50; compute + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for computing

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

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