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
Now, China is rolling out computing power for its homegrown AI companies as part of its 15th five-year development plan that kicked off in January.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Danz seemed immediately aware that something wasn’t computing.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Such improvements are crucial for devices like drones that operate with strict limitations on computing power and battery capacity, according to a press release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026
The problem was never a lack of computing power.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
Critics say tax breaks offered to data centers are also an unnecessary giveaway given the red-hot demand for computing power.
—Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Conviction in the Gulf as a future global hub for AI infrastructure is facing its first stress test with Iranian strikes puncturing the region’s image as a haven for computing power.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Then, the company must work through a host of technical challenges to migrate technology platforms, which have massive cloud-computing deals.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Part of the goal of its Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability is to push computing resources closer to the fight.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2026
Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Danz seemed immediately aware that something wasn’t computing.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Such improvements are crucial for devices like drones that operate with strict limitations on computing power and battery capacity, according to a press release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026
The problem was never a lack of computing power.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
Critics say tax breaks offered to data centers are also an unnecessary giveaway given the red-hot demand for computing power.
—Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Conviction in the Gulf as a future global hub for AI infrastructure is facing its first stress test with Iranian strikes puncturing the region’s image as a haven for computing power.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Then, the company must work through a host of technical challenges to migrate technology platforms, which have massive cloud-computing deals.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Part of the goal of its Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability is to push computing resources closer to the fight.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for computing
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Worry not; for better or worse, this game of chance requires minimal calculating on your part.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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The man Cameron thought was a patriot, now seemed like a calculating conman.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Finch senses the team figuring itself out as well.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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To be sure, Republicans wanted to face Crockett in the general, figuring their chances in Texas were better against a progressive Black woman rather than a Presbyterian white man.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Computing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/computing. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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