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computing, vbl. n.|kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ|
[f. compute v. + -ing1.]
The action of calculating or counting; the activity or operation of a computer; the action or practice of using a computer, esp. as a professional or expert. Freq. attrib.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. iv. xii, Beside that computing by the medicall month. 1867Rep. Comm. Patents 1866 (U.S.) II. 1547 Computing machine. 1869Ibid. 1868 I. 621/1 Computing apparatus. 1924Whittaker & Robinson Calculus of Observations p. vi The material equipment essential for a student's mathematical laboratory is very simple...It is necessary to provide a stock of computing paper..and a stock of computing forms for practical Fourier analysis. 1942Science 25 Sept. 295 Surely never before has such an extensive scientific computing laboratory been established. 1946N.Y. Times 15 Feb. 16/6 A few of the fields that will benefit hugely through electronic computing. 1947[see digital a. 4]. 1949Nature 23 Apr. 650/2 A number of further applications of the same principle to high-speed electronic computing technique are being developed. 1951Ibid. 30 June 1052/2 A summer school in programme design for automatic digital computing machines. 1953Computers & Automation Dec. 7/2 The cost per hour of useful computing is the total cost of operating the computer for a year divided by the number of hours of useful computing performed during the year. 1955Sci. Amer. June 92/1 A computing machine capable of solving problems must possess a ‘memory’. 1962Gloss. Automatic Data Processing (B.S.I.) 102 Computing amplifier, a unit consisting of an amplifier and a negative feedback network arranged so that the output voltage bears an assigned relationship to the input voltage. 1972Computers & Humanities VII. 89 Less obvious are the formation of campus computing groups around certain common interests such as statistical analysis or data retrieval. 1984Sunday Times 9 Dec. 15/2 You don't need the most expensive home computer in the world.., but you do need a thorough knowledge of computing — not just micros but also mainframes. 1987New Scientist 22 Jan. 34 Today, computers do little computing as such outside of specific areas. They are more concerned with manipulative tasks such as word processing. |