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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
(computing)

	Compute \Com*pute"\ (k[o^]m*p[=u]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Computed; p. pr. & vb. n. Computing.] [L. computare. See
   Count, v. t.]
   To determine by calculation; to reckon; to count.
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         Two days, as we compute the days of heaven. --Milton.
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         What's done we partly may compute,
         But know not what's resisted.            --Burns.

   Syn: To calculate; number; count; reckon; estimate;
        enumerate; rate. See Calculate.
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Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
(computing)

	computing
     n 1: the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid
          of computers) computable processes and structures [syn:
          computer science]
     2: the procedure of calculating; determining something by
        mathematical or logical methods [syn: calculation, computation]

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
(computing)

	23 Moby Thesaurus words for "computing":
   EDP, analyzing, calculating, classifying, collating, computational,
   computative, computer technology, computer typesetting,
   data processing, data retrieval, electronic data processing,
   enumerative, estimating, estimative, high-speed data handling,
   machine computation, numerative, quantifying, reporting, scanning,
   sorting, statistical

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)