computing

present participle of compute

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Recent Examples of computing The abundance of computing power created by the AI buildout is also behind Hayes' latest crypto venture, Flop, an AI-agent payments project expected to launch in the first quarter of 2027. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 If, say, a Chinese model developer can piggyback on all the money and computing power those companies have invested, the incentive to keep making new models starts to evaporate. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026 The move was an about-face from December when city leaders approved a rezoning to allow a computing campus that developers later proposed would be more than twice the floor space of Buckhead’s Lenox Square mall. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Quantum-safe finance appears feasible, but the transition will require more computing resources, investment and coordination across institutions. — Joao Gomes, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Auditioning possible futures A big reason for this persistent disagreement involves the cost of computing. — Robert Kopp, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 Researchers examined internal droplet mechanics using high-performance computing clusters to run complex simulations. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026 But they, too, are limited by the amount of computing power available to AI agents, according to Kevin Hamlen, executive director of the Cybersecurity Research and Education Institute at the University of Texas at Dallas. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for computing
Verb
  • Payment history is the largest factor in calculating a FICO® Score, accounting for 35% of the score.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
  • People with eating disorders may exhibit compulsive behaviors around both exercise and eating, including working out for multiple hours every day and carefully calculating every aspect of their diet.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • This is also figuring that Warners unleashes Digger on Premium VOD soon and does a decent number relative to the box office because people are curious.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026
  • UConn has been figuring it out with 87 new players, many of whom hadn’t seen regular game reps at their prior stop.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Computing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/computing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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