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nounthe procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
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nounthe branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
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Definition that contains computing
- take ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
- object (computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer
- library (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use
- link (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list
- gps a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver
- hacker a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm
- firewall (computing) a security system consisting of a combination of hardware and software that limits the exposure of a computer or computer network to attack from crackers; commonly used on local area networks that are connected to the internet
- kludge a badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose (often used to refer to computing systems or software that has been badly put together)
- techie a technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field (especially computing)
- rank-difference correlation the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between the ranks of scores on two variables