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computing

/kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about computing at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  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.

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