computing

1. 1.

   the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

   Synonymscomputer science

   Broaderengineering

   Narrowerobjectartificial intelligence

   Part ofinformation science

   computer

2. 2.

   the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods

   Synonymscalculationcomputation

   Broaderprocedure

   Narrowertranspositionnumber crunchingmathematical processrecalculation

Other forms of computing

plural

computings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about computing

What does computing mean?

computing means "the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in computing?

computing has 3 syllables: com-pu-ting. The stress falls on "pu". In IPA it is /kəmˈpjutɪŋ/.

What is another word for computing?

Close synonyms include computer science, calculation, computation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is computing a common word?

computing is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.