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
Oracle, which has a $300 billion, five-year partnership to supply computing power to OpenAI for AI operations, dropped more than 4%.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
Lightelligence, a Chinese optical-computing provider, surged in its Hong Kong trading debut, underscoring investor interest in an industry seen as critical to supplying parts for the artificial-intelligence buildout.
—Bloomberg, 27 Apr. 2026
The platform delivers up to 1,400 TOPS of computing power, enabling real-time data processing and rapid decision-making.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
The iPhone, obviously, became the most important personal computing device since the personal computer.
—ArsTechnica, 24 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
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 actors' strike also posed the same problem for OD, Kojima's second game in development, powered by cloud computing technology from Microsoft's Xbox division.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Yun Li, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
Lightelligence, a Chinese optical-computing provider, surged in its Hong Kong trading debut, underscoring investor interest in an industry seen as critical to supplying parts for the artificial-intelligence buildout.
—Bloomberg, 27 Apr. 2026
The platform delivers up to 1,400 TOPS of computing power, enabling real-time data processing and rapid decision-making.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
The iPhone, obviously, became the most important personal computing device since the personal computer.
—ArsTechnica, 24 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
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 actors' strike also posed the same problem for OD, Kojima's second game in development, powered by cloud computing technology from Microsoft's Xbox division.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for computing
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In the tradition of the intuitionist mathematician calculating larger or more precise numbers with time and effort, Gisin allows for more and more information to be created.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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But there are other factors that make calculating the distance of future Artemis missions a little complicated.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2026
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Working with the Calling All Dreamers advisors, Christine Wonderson is figuring how to break the business down into more achievable chunks, rather than trying to do everything at once.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Tanner Scott and Blake Treinen will need to step up, with Alex Vesia also figuring to factor into Roberts’ late-inning plans.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Computing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/computing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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