Thesaurus results for COMPUTING

computing

verb

present participle of compute

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 An additional software test will examine whether computing applications can be deployed and managed reliably on the Moon. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026 For the better part of the first quarter of this century, the rise of Big Tech has made computer science (CS), and computing education more broadly, among the most popular subjects in American higher education. — Kamau Bobb october 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026 As long as demand for computing power exceeds the supply, these Big Tech titans will have the incentive to keep building. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 Most employees work on the technology in one form or another as Nadella pivots the software giant to win the enterprise and cloud computing parts of the AI revolution. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 The researchers tested approximately 1,300 configurations of the electrical signals used to communicate with the neurons, accumulating more than 4,000 hours of real-time interaction across dozens of biological computing units. — Mike McRae 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026 In its public financial documents, SpaceX has indicated that the bulk of its future revenues are likely to come from orbital data centers that will provide the backbone of computing for artificial intelligence on Earth. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026 Demand for semiconductors has surged in recent years thanks to artificial intelligence and the need for computing power at data centers. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Building the computing infrastructure to support that growth requires enormous amounts of capital. — Kevin Simpson, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

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Traditional CPUs excel at sequential computing tasks, such as calculating a massive spreadsheet or running a precise physics simulation, as these often require executing steps in strict order at blazing speeds.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026
Policymakers and advocates have proposed alternatives to the CPI-W for calculating the annual COLA.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

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This is also figuring that Warners unleashes Digger on Premium VOD soon and does a decent number relative to the box office because people are curious.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026
UConn has been figuring it out with 87 new players, many of whom hadn’t seen regular game reps at their prior stop.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026

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