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computing

com·put·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh m-pyoo-ting]
    • /kəmˈpyu tɪŋ/
    • /kəmˈpjuː.tɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-pyoo-ting]
    • /kəmˈpyu tɪŋ/

Definitions of computing word

  • uncountable noun computing Computing is the activity of using a computer and writing programs for it. 3
  • adjective computing Computing means relating to computers and their use. 3
  • noun computing the activity of using computers and writing programs for them 3
  • noun computing the study of computers and their implications 3
  • adjective computing of or relating to computers 3
  • abbreviation Definition of COMPUTING in Technology computer 3

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Origin of computing

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50; compute + -ing1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Computing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

computing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for computing

adjective computing

  • making — the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.

noun computing

  • robotics — the use of computer-controlled robots to perform manual tasks, especially on an assembly line.
  • computation — Computation is mathematical calculation.
  • calculation — A calculation is something that you think about and work out mathematically. Calculation is the process of working something out mathematically.
  • cybernetics — Cybernetics is science which involves studying the way electronic machines and human brains work, and developing machines that do things or think like people.
  • addition — An addition to something is a thing which is added to it.

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