computing

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
noun the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
verb make a mathematical calculation or computation

By surface analysis, compute + -ing.

GOT SOMETHING AGAINST SAFE COMPUTING? — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau
Taking former estimates as the basis and computing reasonably through the western fork, its length may be placed at 3,184 miles. — Sword and Pen: Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier, John Algernon Owens
Attached to his girdle of flat chain links was a tiny computing machine about as large as the palm of a man's hand. — Astounding Stories, August, 1931, Various

computer science

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