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computing

com·pu·ting

UK/kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/ US/kʌˈmpjutɪŋ/ uncommon

noun

1.

the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

2.

the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods

Origin

By surface analysis, compute + -ing.

Phrases

  • computing language
  • spatial computing

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