Etymology

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Today it means: The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning. Full definition →

Middle English computacioun ← Middle French computation ← Latin computatiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromcomputatiō
  2. Middle French · derived fromcomputation
  3. Middle English · inherited fromcomputacioun
  4. English todaycomputation

From late Middle English computacioun, from Middle French computation, from Latin computatiō, from computare (“sum up, reckon, compute”); see compute. Morphologically compute + -ation.

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