verb

1. To reckon or calculate.

   “Can anyone here compute the square root of 10201?”

2. To make sense.

   “Does that compute, or do I need to explain further?”

noun

1. The process or act of calculation.

2. The use of a computer or computers.

3. The study of computers and computer programming.

   “This course will cover several major fields of computing.”

Synonyms: computation, reckoning