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computering

computering noun: the act of using a computer. Also the present participle and gerund of computer.

Noun

computering (uncountable)

  1. (humorous, informal) The act of using a computer.
    • Ever since I was a kid I've watched my mom wake up at six in the morning, work all day, come home, make my brother and me dinner—maybe shout at me for too much 'computering'.2014 April 3, Simon Parkin, quoting Rami Ismail, “The Guilt of the Video-Game Millionaires”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05...
    • Before long, Elliot is connected to an improbable plot to bring down the whole economic system (or at least Evil Corp) with the power of computering, political pseudoscience and loquacious self-righteousness.2016 July 22, Patrick Freyne, “Mr Robot gets high praise, but it's a lot dumber than it thinks it is”, in The Irish Times, Dublin: Irish Times Trust, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30...

Also used as

computering is also the present participle and gerund of computer.

Examples of computering in a sentence

  • They are a force behind all of computering.2018 November 30, Thomas Heath, quoting Ivan Feinseth, “Microsoft surges back — from 2002 — to reclaim from Apple bragging rights of most...
  • The Australian government demonstrates its can't-do attitude to computering yet again.2019 August 15, Asha Barbaschow, “Australian Signals Directorate launches open source data visualisation tool”, in ZDNET, archived from the...

Questions about computering

What does computering mean?
Computering means the act of using a computer.
How do you use computering in a sentence?
They are a force behind all of computering.
What part of speech is computering?
Computering is a noun.

Words near computering in the dictionary

  1. computerful
  2. computerfuls
  3. Computergate
  4. computerholic
  5. computerholics
  6. computering
  7. computerisable
  8. computerisation
  9. computerisations
  10. computerise
  11. computerised

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