computing en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/
Etymology
By surface analysis, compute + -ing.
Meanings
- (literally, uncountable, usually) The process or act of calculation.
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(uncountable, usually) 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.
2007, Sharon Yull, BTEC First ICT Practitioners:
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(uncountable, usually) The study of computers and computer programming.
This course will cover several major fields of computing.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| computings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
noncomputing · computing language · spatial computing
Hyponyms
edge computing · microcomputing · advanced computing · thin computing · cloud computing · telecomputing · dew computing · biocomputing · geocomputing · supercomputing · scientific computing · retrocomputing · utility computing · mesh computing · ubiquitous computing · neurocomputing · memcomputing · minicomputing · nanocomputing · parallel computing · reservoir computing · quantum computing · fog computing · affective computing · home computing · burst computing · distributed computing · grid computing
Relateds
computation (Related terms) · computerize (Related terms) · computable (Related terms)
Synonyms
reckoning · computation (process or act of calculation)
Translations (48)
fi tietokoneen käyttö (action of using a computer) · de Informatik (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · es computación (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · pt informática (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · sw utarakilishi (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · km គណិតូបករណ៍វិទ្យា (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · nl computeren (action of using a computer) · ja 計算機科学 (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · ca informàtica (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · sd ڳڻپيوڀياس (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · es computación (action of using a computer) · hi संगणिकी (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · pt computação (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · cmn 计算机编程 (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · cmn 计算机应用 (action of using a computer) · ta கணிமை (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · id komputasi (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · ru информа́тика (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · mk информатика (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · el πληροφορική (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · es informática (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · de EDV (action of using a computer) · id komputasi (action of using a computer) · pl używanie komputera (action of using a computer) · el υπολογίζοντας (action of using a computer) · gl informática (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · he מִחְשׁוּב (action of using a computer) · nl informatica (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · ro informatică (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · it utilizzo del computer (action of using a computer) · de Computerei (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · eo komputado (action of using a computer) · it informatica (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · no informatikk (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · km កុំព្យូទ័រវិទ្យា (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · hu számítástechnika (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · fa انفورماتیک (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · pt computação (action of using a computer) · pl informatyka (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · ca computació (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · nl computergebruik (action of using a computer) · ar حَوْسَبَة (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · fr informatique (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · ja コンピューティング (action of using a computer) · fr utilisation d'un ordinateur (action of using a computer) · fi tietojenkäsittelytiede (the study, field of computers and computer programming) · fi tietojenkäsittely (action of using a computer) · sh uporaba računala (action of using a computer)