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
The deal, latest in a string of investment commitments, underscores OpenAI and the broader AI industry's voracious appetite for computing power as companies race toward developing AI technology that meets or exceeds human intelligence.
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Max A. Cherney, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Large-cap cult momentum names Tesla and Palantir exerted pressure on the S & P 500, even as micro-caps fly , quantum-computing lottery tickets surge , crypto presses to former highs , and Robinhood shares add 2% today, 22% this month and almost 300% year to date.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Bill Briggs, Chief Technology Officer, Deloitte Hall argued that much of the investment so far has been concentrated in chips and at hyperscalers, the massive tech and cloud-computing companies that have spent the past three years building the infrastructure to support their AI projects.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
In 2024, Goldman Sachs Research estimated that cloud computing sales would rise to $2 trillion by 2030.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The work drew on major detector upgrades, accelerator innovations, and computing power from Berkeley Lab’s NERSC facility and Brookhaven’s data centers.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
In the study, a team from Dartmouth College studied data from cloud-computing management company Snowflake on roughly 63 million donors and 788 million transactions.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2025
Microsoft has terminated a set of services for the Israeli military after an investigation suggested Israel was using the company’s cloud computing technology for mass surveillance of Palestinians.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Google is one of the largest spenders on computing capacity in Silicon Valley, deploying tens of billions of dollars a year for its products and cloud business.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Max A. Cherney, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Large-cap cult momentum names Tesla and Palantir exerted pressure on the S & P 500, even as micro-caps fly , quantum-computing lottery tickets surge , crypto presses to former highs , and Robinhood shares add 2% today, 22% this month and almost 300% year to date.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Bill Briggs, Chief Technology Officer, Deloitte Hall argued that much of the investment so far has been concentrated in chips and at hyperscalers, the massive tech and cloud-computing companies that have spent the past three years building the infrastructure to support their AI projects.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
In 2024, Goldman Sachs Research estimated that cloud computing sales would rise to $2 trillion by 2030.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The work drew on major detector upgrades, accelerator innovations, and computing power from Berkeley Lab’s NERSC facility and Brookhaven’s data centers.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
In the study, a team from Dartmouth College studied data from cloud-computing management company Snowflake on roughly 63 million donors and 788 million transactions.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2025
Microsoft has terminated a set of services for the Israeli military after an investigation suggested Israel was using the company’s cloud computing technology for mass surveillance of Palestinians.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Google is one of the largest spenders on computing capacity in Silicon Valley, deploying tens of billions of dollars a year for its products and cloud business.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for computing
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His head was calculating and doing algebra instead of calculus.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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While working-class and immigrant communities hail these policies as overdue relief, higher earners are calculating their exit strategies.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Clarke, like Byfield, spent a couple of pro seasons figuring things out.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Royals tried playing him in left field in conjunction with fellow second baseman Michael Massey, figuring the two could split their time at both positions.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Computing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/computing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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