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Computing vs Calculating - What's the difference?

computing | calculating |

As verbs the difference between computing and calculating

is that computing is while calculating is .

As a noun computing

is (literally) the process or act of calculation.

As an adjective calculating is

(especially of a robot) which has the ability to calculate.

computing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (literally) The process or act of calculation
  • Action of using (a) computer(s).
  • The study, field of computers and computer programming.
    • ''This course will cover several major fields of computing .

    Related terms

    * computable * computation * computerize

    See also

    * computer-aided design * computer graphics * computer language * computer science

    calculating

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (especially of a robot) Which has the ability to calculate.
  • (especially of a person) Which serves one's own interests in an unemotional, analytical manner.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 14 , author=Steven Morris , title=Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=Following the sentencing, Knutton said: "What sort of person does something so cold and calculating ? I did not expect her to go to jail for it. I am just glad it is now all over."}}

    Verb

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