Meanings
plural computings
- uncountableusuallyThe use of a computer or computers.
1 more example
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 societies.
2007, Sharon Yull, BTEC First ICT Practitioners - uncountableusuallyThe study of computers and computer programming.
This course will cover several major fields of computing.
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of compute
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe process or act of calculation.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
nounthe procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
By surface analysis, compute + -ing.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic حَوْسَبَة
- حَوْسَبَة (ḥawsaba)the study, field of computers and computer programming
Catalan computació, informàtica
- computacióthe study, field of computers and computer programming
- informàticathe study, field of computers and computer programming
Chinese Mandarin 计算机应用, 计算机编程
- 计算机应用action of using a computer
- 计算机编程 (jìsuànjī biānchéng)the study, field of computers and computer programming
Dutch computeren, computergebruik
- computerenaction of using a computer
- computergebruikaction of using a computer
- informaticathe study, field of computers and computer programming
Esperanto komputado
- komputadoaction of using a computer
Finnish tietokoneen käyttö, tietojenkäsittely
- tietokoneen käyttöaction of using a computer
- tietojenkäsittelyaction of using a computer
- tietojenkäsittelytiedethe study, field of computers and computer programming
French utilisation d'un ordinateur, informatique
- utilisation d'un ordinateuraction of using a computer
- informatiquethe study, field of computers and computer programming
German EDV, Informatik
- EDVaction of using a computer
- Informatikthe study, field of computers and computer programming
- Computereithe study, field of computers and computer programming
Greek υπολογίζοντας, πληροφορική
- υπολογίζοντας (ypologízontas)action of using a computer
- πληροφορική (pliroforikí)the study, field of computers and computer programming
Hebrew מִחְשׁוּב
- מִחְשׁוּב (mikhshúv)action of using a computer
Hindi संगणिकी
- संगणिकी (saṅgṇikī)the study, field of computers and computer programming
Hungarian számítástechnika
- számítástechnikathe study, field of computers and computer programming
Indonesian komputasi, komputasi
- komputasiaction of using a computer
- komputasithe study, field of computers and computer programming
Italian utilizzo del computer, informatica
- utilizzo del computeraction of using a computer
- informaticathe study, field of computers and computer programming
Japanese コンピューティング, 計算機科学
- コンピューティングaction of using a computer
- 計算機科学 (keisanki-kagaku)the study, field of computers and computer programming
Norwegian informatikk
- informatikkthe study, field of computers and computer programming
Persian انفورماتیک
- انفورماتیک (anformâtik)the study, field of computers and computer programming
Polish używanie komputera, informatyka
- używanie komputeraaction of using a computer
- informatykathe study, field of computers and computer programming
Portuguese computação, informática
- computaçãoaction of using a computer
- informáticathe study, field of computers and computer programming
- computaçãothe study, field of computers and computer programming
Romanian informatică
- informaticăthe study, field of computers and computer programming
Russian информа́тика
- информа́тика (informátika)the study, field of computers and computer programming
Spanish computación, informática
- computaciónaction of using a computer
- informáticathe study, field of computers and computer programming
- computaciónthe study, field of computers and computer programming
Swahili utarakilishi
- utarakilishithe study, field of computers and computer programming
Tamil கணிமை
- கணிமை (kaṇimai)the study, field of computers and computer programming
Cite this entry
computing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computing
“computing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “computing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computing.
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