Computing

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Compute \Com*pute"\ (k[o^]m*p[=u]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Computed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Computing}.] [L. computare. See
     {Count}, v. t.]
     To determine by calculation; to reckon; to count.
     [1913 Webster]
  


           Two days, as we compute the days of heaven. --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           What's done we partly may compute,
           But know not what's resisted.            --Burns.
  
     Syn: To calculate; number; count; reckon; estimate;
          enumerate; rate. See {Calculate}.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  computing
       n 1: the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid
            of computers) computable processes and structures [syn:
            {computer science}]
       2: the procedure of calculating; determining something by
          mathematical or logical methods [syn: {calculation}, {computation}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "computing":
     EDP, analyzing, calculating, classifying, collating, computational,
     computative, computer technology, computer typesetting,
     data processing, data retrieval, electronic data processing,
     enumerative, estimating, estimative, high-speed data handling,
     machine computation, numerative, quantifying, reporting, scanning,
     sorting, statistical
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  computing
       
          {computer}