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Computing is any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating computing machinery. It includes the study and experimentation of algorithmic...

Compute! (ISSN 0194-357X), often stylized as COMPUTE!, was an American home computer magazine that was published from 1979 to 1994. Its origins can be...

Computability is the ability to solve a problem in an effective manner. It is a key topic of the field of computability theory within mathematical logic...

Cloud computing is the on-demand availability of computer system resources, especially data storage (cloud storage) and computing power, without direct...

A computing platform, digital platform, or software platform is the infrastructure on which software is executed. While the individual components of a...

in the 1640s, meaning 'one who calculates'; this is an "agent noun from compute (v.)". The Online Etymology Dictionary states that the use of the term...

Lovelace wrote, in one of the many notes she included, an algorithm to compute the Bernoulli numbers, which is considered to be the first published algorithm...

physical matter exhibits properties of both particles and waves, and quantum computing leverages this behavior using specialized hardware. Classical physics...

In computing, minimalism refers to the application of minimalist philosophies and principles in the design and use of hardware and software. Minimalism...

In multitasking computer operating systems, a daemon (/ˈdiːmən/ or /ˈdeɪmən/) is a computer program that runs as a background process, rather than being...

In computing, a firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security...

Natural computing, also called natural computation, is a terminology introduced to encompass three classes of methods: 1) those that take inspiration...

Distributed computing is a field of computer science that studies distributed systems, defined as computer systems whose inter-communicating components...

Confidential computing is a security and privacy-enhancing computational technique focused on protecting data in use. Confidential computing can be used...

Parallel computing is a type of computation in which many calculations or processes are carried out simultaneously. Large problems can often be divided...

.doc (an abbreviation of "document") is a filename extension used for word processing documents stored on Microsoft's proprietary Microsoft Word Binary...

In computer science, interactive computing refers to software which accepts input from the user as it runs. Interactive software includes commonly used...

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is a US-based international learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 and is the world's largest...

Execution in computer and software engineering is the process by which a computer or virtual machine interprets and acts on the instructions of a computer...

Computing is an online magazine published by The Channel Company for IT managers and professionals in the United Kingdom. The brand announced plans to...