as in calculating
to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations
for the test we were required to compute the answers without using a calculator
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Recent Examples of computing
The single biggest story Wednesday — Meta Platforms ' plans to build out a cloud computing business to monetize its data centers and other AI infrastructure.
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Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
As major cloud computing companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet and Amazon rush to build data centers around the globe to power new AI models and systems, the price of computer equipment and memory specifically has been skyrocketing.
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Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
Harris most recently served as the founder and CTO of Paradox Data, a computing infrastructure startup that Z Squared agreed to acquire a majority stake in earlier in June.
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John Kell,
Fortune,
1 July 2026
Dorothy Vaughan, who supervised the computing pool, taught herself computer programming and trained her entire team.
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Anna Demeo,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
By reducing power consumption and hardware requirements, such systems could enable RF awareness capabilities in smaller platforms that previously lacked sufficient computing resources.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
The movement is introducing more women to hardware creation in a field where women hold just 28% of computing roles in the United States.
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Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
As major cloud computing companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet and Amazon rush to build data centers around the globe to power new AI models and systems, the price of computer equipment and memory specifically has been skyrocketing.
—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
Harris most recently served as the founder and CTO of Paradox Data, a computing infrastructure startup that Z Squared agreed to acquire a majority stake in earlier in June.
—
John Kell,
Fortune,
1 July 2026
Dorothy Vaughan, who supervised the computing pool, taught herself computer programming and trained her entire team.
—
Anna Demeo,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
By reducing power consumption and hardware requirements, such systems could enable RF awareness capabilities in smaller platforms that previously lacked sufficient computing resources.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
The movement is introducing more women to hardware creation in a field where women hold just 28% of computing roles in the United States.
—
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for computing
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Night after night of lying there frustrated, anxious, wide awake, calculating how few hours remain, and the bed slowly becomes a cue for wakefulness and worry instead of sleep.
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For months, shipping companies have been in wait and see mode, carefully calculating the risk of moving ships through the strait.
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Going back to the books, the cocoon periods after each tragedy were periods of vulnerability, figuring things out and trying to survive, and that’s incredibly satisfying to play.
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Surely, a state as innovative as Florida is capable of figuring it out.
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“Computing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/computing. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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