computing

/kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/
noun

The process or act of calculation.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 3 meanings

  1. The process or act of calculation.

  2. The use of a computer or computers.

  3. The study of computers and computer programming.

    “This course will cover several major fields of computing.”

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Etymology

By surface analysis, compute + -ing.

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COMPUTING at a glance

COMPUTING has 9 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + M 3 + P 3 + U 1 + T 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 22 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,243 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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