"computing" meaning in English

See computing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-computing.ogg [US] Forms: computing [singular], – [plural]
Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Computing is the process or act of calculation.
    Sense id: simple-computing-en-noun-fg-ZqX2Q

Verb

IPA: /kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-computing.ogg [US] Forms: compute [canonical], computes [third-person, singular], computed [past], computed [past, participle], computing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|comput|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of compute.
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