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computing

/kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/

computing noun: the process or act of calculation. Also the present participle and gerund of compute.

Noun

computing (usually uncountable, plural computings)

  1. (literally, usually) The process or act of calculation.
    Synonyms:
    computation
  2. (usually) The use of a computer or computers.
    • Home computing includes children accessing information for educational purposes, parents accessing information for recreational purposes, users working from home, retired people 'silver surfers' that use computers for keeping in touch via e-mail, the Internet and through possible on-line clubs and...2007, Sharon Yull, BTEC First ICT Practitioners
  3. (usually) The study of computers and computer programming.
    • This course will cover several major fields of computing.

Also used as

computing is also the present participle and gerund of compute.

computing meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu

computing in Hindi

the study, field of computers and computer programming
संगणिकी saṅgṇikī

computing in Tamil

the study, field of computers and computer programming
கணிமை kaṇimai

computing in Urdu

کمپیوٹنگ

computing in Telugu

కంప్యూటింగ్
More languagesFewer languages
computing in Malayalam
കമ്പ്യൂട്ടിംഗ്
computing in Kannada
ಕಂಪ್ಯೂಟಿಂಗ್
computing in Punjabi
ਕੰਪਿਊਟਿੰਗ
computing in Gujarati
કમ્પ્યુટિંગ, કોમ્પ્યુટિંગ
computing in Odia
କମ୍ପ୍ଯ଼ୁଟିଂ, କମ୍ପ୍ଯ଼ୁଟିଙ୍ଗ୍, କମ୍ପ୍ଯ଼ୁଟିଙ୍ଗ
computing in Nepali
कम्प्युटिङ, कम्प्युटिङ्ग, कम्प्युटिङ्
computing in Arabic
حَوْسَبَة ḥawsaba
computing in Indonesian
komputasi
computing in Persian
انفورماتیک anformâtik
Sindhi
ڳڻپيوڀياس ganpyubhiyaas

Synonyms of computing

Forms of computing

pluralcomputings

Origin of computing

By surface analysis, compute + -ing.

Words formed from computing

Phrases with computing

2 more phrasesFewer phrases

Questions about computing

What does computing mean?
Computing means the process or act of calculation.
What is computing in Hindi?
Computing in Hindi is संगणिकी (saṅgṇikī). See Computing meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is computing?
Computing is a noun.
How do you pronounce computing?
Computing is pronounced /kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/.
What is the plural of computing?
The plural of computing is computings.

Words near computing in the dictionary

  1. computery
  2. computes
  3. computest
  4. computeth
  5. computi
  6. computing
  7. computing language
  8. computing languages
  9. computings
  10. computionality
  11. computist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: computing (page history and authors); computing (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); computing (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); computing (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); computing (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); computing (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); computing (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); computing (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); computing (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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