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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COMPUTING, ppr. Counting; numbering; reckoning; estimating.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Compute Com*pute", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Computed; p. pr. & vb. n. Computing.] [L. computare. See Count, v. t.] To determine calculation; to reckon; to count. Two days, as we compute the days of heaven. --Milton. 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Computing is the activity of using a computer and writing programs for it. Courses range from cookery to computing. 2. Computing means relating to computers and their use. Many graduates are employed in the electronics and computing industries. ADJ: ADJ n

Moby Thesaurus

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