computing

present participle of compute

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Recent Examples of computing As massive investments in artificial intelligence and data centers have spurred demand for computing hardware, Chinese manufacturers are capitalizing on the opportunity. Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026 These solar panels would generate 150 kW of peak power and 120 kW of average power for computing. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026 The correlation implies that if the cost of AI falls, so does the value of equity in the companies that supply computing power for those AI models—presumably because lower compute revenues mean lower earnings per share. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 July 2026 The researchers say the design shifts the focus from simply adding more computing hardware to improving how chips communicate, allowing multiple processors to work together more efficiently during AI inference. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026 Florida shouldn’t make the Everglades pay for computing growth. Sayri Proano, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2026 Rather than consolidating computing power into one large data center, Sunrun’s program would spread it out in smaller compute units dotted all over the country. Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 10 July 2026 The broader rule also gives the UAE government, Abu Dhabi AI conglomerate G42 and its cloud subsidiary Core42 access to license exceptions for certain advanced-computing equipment. Luke Fountain, CNBC, 10 July 2026 Microsoft President Brad Smith previously told Semafor the company has broad ambitions for the UAE, seeing it as a gateway for computing power and data storage across the wider region. Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for computing
Verb
  • Unfortunately, most people are far more likely to run into questions of budgeting and investing than, say, calculating the area of a triangle (some professions aside).
    Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 13 July 2026
  • The company then looked at which chains operate in each state, separating them by the lowest- and highest-priced and then calculating the percentage difference between them.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • Exhibited for the first time outside of Sarajevo, the churning Socialist Realist homage invokes Eugène Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People in figuring partisans heroically overcoming their would-be Nazi aggressors.
    Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026
  • Roddey wants more money for schools and less for the city, figuring the city can make up funding through utility sales to incoming companies.
    John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026

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“Computing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/computing. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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