Computation

Computation


Compute may refer to any of the following:

  • The term compute can have multiple meanings, but the basic meaning is the act of calculating a value using mathematical formulas or other methods. A computer processes many functions by computing information, which in its simplest form, is a series of ones and zeroes (called binary code). The computer got its name due to this.

  • Compute is used in multiple other forms, but still to refer to the same basic function of calculating, or determining, information. People sometimes make the comment "does not compute" in a joking manner, to mean something does not make sense, or they cannot come up with an answer to a question. Robotic characters in movies and television shows have made similar comments that mean the same thing.

  • Compute is the name of a computer magazine titled "Compute!" published from 1979 to 1994 that focused on the computer system and platforms.

  • Compute is also a common misspelling for "computer."


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