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Computing vs Technology - What's the difference?

computing | technology |

As nouns the difference between computing and technology

is that computing is (literally) the process or act of calculation while technology is (uncountable) the organization of knowledge for practical purposes.

As a verb computing

is .

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

    technology

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia technology)
  • (uncountable) The organization of knowledge for practical purposes.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-21, author= Chico Harlan
    • , volume=189, issue=2, page=30, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Japan pockets the subsidy … , passage=Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."}}
  • All the different and usable technologies developed by a culture or people.

    • Usage notes

    * Adjectives often applied to "technology": assistive, automotive, biological, chemical, domestic, educational, environmental, geospatial, industrial, instructional, medical, microbial, military, nuclear, visual, advanced, sophisticated, high, modern, outdated, obsolete, simple, complex, medieval, ancient, safe, secure, effective, efficient, mechanical, electrical, electronic, emerging, alternative, appropriate, clean, disruptive.

    Related terms

    * tech * techie * technical * technique * techno, techno- * technological * technology transfer * techno geek

    Derived terms

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