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
For this purpose, the team received an allocation of computing time on the Frontier.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
But using and training AI models requires a massive amount of computing power in the form of chips that are housed in large data centers.
—Katherine Lin, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
ByteDance, which owns TikTok and its Chinese counterpart Douyin, spent much more on computing power, AI infrastructure, and research, according to Chinese media reports.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Northland initiates Quantum Computing as outperform Northland said the quantum computing company has plenty of upside.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
The resolution urges the Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority (YCUA) to plan and complete several environmental and water system studies before committing to serve data centers or large computing facilities.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
The rising costs of RAM and other computing components are pushing up the price of Meta’s Quest VR headsets, which the company says will increase by $50–$100 (about 12–20 percent) starting on April 19.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
That means selling access to a huge number of graphics processors, or other specialized AI computer chips designed by companies like Nvidia or AMD, that operate in big data centers typically run by cloud computing giants like Amazon or Oracle.
—Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
And there is widespread speculation that Anthropic, which has announced fewer multibillion-dollar deals for data center capacity than some of its rivals, may be running short of computing resources after adoption of its products soared in the past few months.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
But using and training AI models requires a massive amount of computing power in the form of chips that are housed in large data centers.
—Katherine Lin, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
ByteDance, which owns TikTok and its Chinese counterpart Douyin, spent much more on computing power, AI infrastructure, and research, according to Chinese media reports.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Northland initiates Quantum Computing as outperform Northland said the quantum computing company has plenty of upside.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
The resolution urges the Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority (YCUA) to plan and complete several environmental and water system studies before committing to serve data centers or large computing facilities.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
The rising costs of RAM and other computing components are pushing up the price of Meta’s Quest VR headsets, which the company says will increase by $50–$100 (about 12–20 percent) starting on April 19.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
That means selling access to a huge number of graphics processors, or other specialized AI computer chips designed by companies like Nvidia or AMD, that operate in big data centers typically run by cloud computing giants like Amazon or Oracle.
—Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
And there is widespread speculation that Anthropic, which has announced fewer multibillion-dollar deals for data center capacity than some of its rivals, may be running short of computing resources after adoption of its products soared in the past few months.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for computing
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Some examples include calculating protein macros for a recipe, generating side-by-side comparison tables from multiple tabs, and creating summaries of long documents or websites.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 Apr. 2026
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The state’s homestead market-value exclusion program automatically deducts a certain amount of value for the purpose of calculating property taxes.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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And with a compressed preseason window and key contributors still overseas, the margin for figuring things out isn’t wide.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Without a basic plan, groups tend to stop abruptly, block walkways, or create congestion while figuring things out.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Computing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/computing. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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