biocomputing en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English computing English biocomputing From bio- + computing.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The design and construction of computers containing biological components.
A fungal computer may sound fantastical, but 'biocomputing' is a fast-growing field.
2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 71:
- (uncountable) The application of computing to the biological sciences; bioinformatics.