# computing

Pronunciation: say "kuhm-PYOO-ting" /kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The use of one or more computers to perform tasks, process information, and run software.
   - Simple: The everyday use of computers to handle tasks, store data, and run programs.
   - _Advances in computing have transformed nearly every industry._
   - _The company moved most of its computing to remote data centers._
2. The academic study of computers, software, and the practice of programming them.
   - Simple: The school or college subject where you learn how computers work and how to write programs.
   - _He earned a degree in computing from a technical university._
   - _Computing as a field covers everything from algorithms to network security._
4. The process or act of performing a calculation.
   - Simple: The act of working out numbers or amounts.
   - _The computing of orbital paths once filled notebooks with handwritten figures._
   - _Mental computing of large sums is a skill that takes years to master._

## Verb

3. Present participle of compute. — present participle and gerund of compute
   - Simple: Present participle of compute. Use this form for working something out as it is happening.
   - _The software kept computing the trajectory until it reached a stable answer._
   - _Computing the average across millions of records strained the old machine._

## Origin

Formed within English from the verb "compute" plus the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/computing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).