computing
noun
1 computing
The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures.
synonym: computer science.
is a specific kind of: applied science, engineering, engineering science, technology.
is a broader term that covers: object | AI, artificial intelligence.
is a part of: informatics, information processing, information science, IP.
domain category: computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system.
domain member category: allocation, storage allocation | data encryption | desktop publishing | access, memory access | accumulator, accumulator register | background, desktop, screen background | backup, computer backup | buffer, buffer storage, buffer store | bbs, bulletin board, bulletin board system, electronic bulletin board | cache, memory cache | C.P.U., central processing unit, central processor, CPU, mainframe, processor | computer circuit | computer network | command key, control key | core, magnetic core | counter | cursor, pointer | dedicated file server | dialog box, panel | DIP switch, dual inline package switch | disk controller | disc drive, disk drive, hard drive, Winchester drive | display adapter, display adaptor | dongle | drive | EPROM, erasable programmable read-only memory | file server | firewall | foreground | computer hardware, hardware | index register | interface, port | electronic stylus, light pen | core memory, magnetic core memory | disc, disk, magnetic disc, magnetic disk | client, guest, node | non-dedicated file server | computer peripheral, peripheral, peripheral device | pel, picture element, pixel | printer | RAM disk | fixed storage, read-only memory, read-only storage, ROM | head, read/write head | register | positioner, rotary actuator | router | screen saver | security system | host, server | shift register | data track, track | virtual memory, virtual storage | window | architecture, computer architecture | CISC, complex instruction set computer, complex instruction set computing | reduced instruction set computer, reduced instruction set computing, RISC | dithered color, dithered colour, nonsolid color, nonsolid colour | execution speed | bits per inch, bpi | interoperability | emulation | terminal emulation | computer simulation, simulation | descriptor | information theory | logic | ontology | video | e-mail, electronic mail, email | command prompt, prompt | computer file name, computer filename, file name, filename | code, computer code | argument, parameter | address, computer address, reference | American Standard Code for Information Interchange, ASCII | ASCII character set | firmware, microcode | core dump | dump | soft copy | hard copy | directory | subdirectory | computer menu, menu | cascading menu, hierarchical menu, submenu | computer file | backup file | binary file | main file, master file | disk file | detail file, transaction file | input data, input file | output file | read-only file | document, text file | computer software, package, software, software package, software program, software system | operating system, OS | computer program, computer programme, program, programme | disambiguator | job | compiler, compiling program | device driver, driver | editor, editor program | interface, user interface | interpreter, interpretive program | text editor | service program, utility, utility program | command, instruction, program line, statement | computer database, electronic database, electronic information service, on-line database | high-level formatting | initialisation, initialization, low-level formatting | GIGO | communications protocol, protocol | file transfer protocol, FTP | SGML, standard generalized markup language | cartridge font, font cartridge | raster font, screen font | domain name | programing language, programming language | object-oriented programing language, object-oriented programming language | icon | title bar | packet | computer error, error | hardware error | disk error | programming error, software error | run-time error, runtime error, semantic error | syntax error | algorithm error | seek | crash | head crash | disc pack, disk pack | field | bit field | disc space, disk space | disk overhead, overhead | power user | coder, computer programmer, programmer, software engineer | resolution | data processing | execution, instruction execution | fragmentation | iteration, looping | iteration, loop | operation | retrieval | storage | baud, baud rate | megaflop, MFLOP, million floating point operations per second | teraflop, trillion floating point operations per second | million instructions per second, MIPS | check bit, parity, parity bit | block | bad block | partition | capacity | formatted capacity | unformatted capacity | time sharing | access time | run-time | seek time | track-to-track seek time | bits per second, bps | latency, rotational latency | command overhead, command processing overhead, command processing overhead time, overhead | real time | rasterize | scroll | iterate | clear | google | mapquest | ping | save, write | overwrite | e-mail, email, netmail | spam | network | input | concatenate | cascade | computerise, computerize, cybernate | program, programme | load | import | export | spool | access | address | emulate | addressable | on-line, online | off-line | interoperable | streaming | parallel | in series, nonparallel, serial | real-time | stovepiped | computer readable, machine readable | 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Dutch: computergebruik, computeren, informatica
2 computing
The procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods.
synonyms: calculation, computation.
is a specific kind of: procedure, process.
is a broader term that covers: transposition | number crunching | mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation | recalculation.
derivation: calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | calculate, count on, estimate, figure, forecast, reckon | calculate, forecast | account, calculate | computational.
Dutch: cijferwerk, rekenwerk
Polish: szacowanie
Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.
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