noun

computing

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noun

The field or activity of using computers — programming, processing data, and building software and systems.

"She switched careers and went back to university to study computing."

"Advances in computing have made it possible to model weather patterns days in advance."

How to Use Computing

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishWorking with computers — whether that's the academic subject, the industry, or just the act of doing calculations.

Common pairings

cloud computing study computing computing power a computing degree

computings plural

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She switched careers and went back to university to study _____.

Formed from compute plus the suffix -ing, turning the verb into a noun describing the activity itself.

reckoning

calculation supposition reckoning

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reckoning calculation supposition